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2nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
The 2nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick between January 3, 1793, and 1795. The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of New Brunswick, Thomas Carleton. All sessions were held in Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ... in a building rented for that purpose. The speaker of the house was selected as Amos Botsford. History Members Notes: References ''Journal of the votes and proceedings of the House of Assembly of ... New-Brunswick from ... February to ... March, 1793'' (1793) {{Portal, Canada 02 1793 in Canada 1794 in Canada 1795 in Canada 1793 establishments in New Brunswick 1795 disestablishments in New Brunswick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings (New Brunswick Provincial Electoral District)
Kings was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot .... It used a bloc voting system to elect candidates. It was abolished with the 1973 electoral redistribution, when the province moved to single-member ridings. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results References {{coord missing, New Brunswick Former provincial electoral districts of New Brunswick 1974 disestablishments in New Brunswick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunbury (1785–1973 Electoral District)
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John Black (New Brunswick Merchant)
John Black (c. 1765 – 4 September 1823) was a Scottish merchant and politician in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1793 to 1795. He was born in Aberdeen and came to Saint John, New Brunswick in 1785 as an Admiralty agent. Black was also an agent for Blair and Glenie, a Scottish firm that traded in timber. In 1787, he went into business in Saint John for himself. His brother William and two cousins later joined him in the business. He also became involved in the trade of salted fish with the West Indies and established his own trading fleet of at least nine vessels. Black encouraged the local production of hemp for the production of cord for use on ships. In 1806, he moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Black was named president of the North British Society in 1809. In 1813, he was named to the Nova Scotia Council. Black was married twice: first to Mary, the widow of John McGeorge, in 1797 and then to Catheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ward Chipman
Ward Chipman (July 30, 1754 – February 9, 1824) was a New Brunswick lawyer, judge, and political figure. He briefly served as administrator for New Brunswick from 1823 until his death in 1824. Early life He was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1754 and studied at Harvard College. He taught school in Boston, then articled in law with Jonathan Sewall. He practiced law in the Vice-Admiralty Court and also was a clerk-solicitor in the Boston customhouse. However, he remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution and withdrew to Halifax and then London. In 1777, he became deputy to muster master general Edward Winslow; at the same time, he was admitted to the bar in New York and resided for a time in Staten Island. Career At the end of the war, he returned to London and lobbied for a grant of land in Nova Scotia. He became part of a group of loyalists urging that Nova Scotia be partitioned, which led to the creation of New Brunswick. Chipman was named solicitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northumberland (provincial Electoral District)
Northumberland was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. Roughly encompassing Northumberland County, New Brunswick Northumberland County is located in northeastern New Brunswick, Canada. Geography Northumberland County is covered by thick forests, whose products stimulate the economy. The highest peaks in the province, including Mount Carleton lie in the n .... It used a bloc voting system to elect candidates. It was abolished with the 1973 electoral redistribution, when the province moved to single-member ridings. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results References {{coord missing, New Brunswick Former provincial electoral districts of New Brunswick 1974 disestablishments in New Brunswick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Clinch (politician)
Peter Clinch (1753 – July 31, 1816) was an Irish-born political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1785 to 1795. He was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and came to America before the American Revolution. Clinch served as a lieutenant in the Royal Fencible Americans during the revolution. He settled in St. George, New Brunswick in 1783, receiving a land grant in Charlotte County in 1784. Clinch became a magistrate and organized a militia company. He died at St. George. His son Patrick Patrick may refer to: * Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ... also represented Charlotte in the assembly. Clinch is considered a founding father of St. George. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Clinch, Peter 1753 births 1816 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Mackay (New Brunswick Politician)
Hugh Mackay (ca 1751 – January 28, 1848) was a judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1793 to 1795, from 1802 to 1809 and from 1817 to 1830. Mackay served in the loyalist forces during the American Revolution, afterwards settling in St. George, New Brunswick. He served as a colonel in the militia there and was senior judge in the Court of Common Pleas for Charlotte County. Mackay died at the age of 97. Military Service: Queen's Rangers The Queen's Rangers, also known as the Queen's American Rangers, and later Simcoe's Rangers, were a Loyalist military unit of the American Revolutionary War. Formed in 1776, they were named for Queen Charlotte, consort of George III. The Queen' ..., May 21, 1778 Death He died on January 28, 1848, in the Parish of Saint George in the County of Charlotte and Province of New Brunswick. He was buried at the St. Mark's Cemetery in St. George. His tombston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel McMaster
Daniel McMaster (ca 1754 – June 16, 1830) was a merchant and politician in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1793 to 1795. He was a merchant in Boston at the time of the American Revolution. McMaster went to Halifax in 1776, eventually settling in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick Saint Andrews (2016 population: 1,786) is a town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. The historic town is a national historic site of Canada, bearing many characteristics of a typical 18th century British colonial settlement, includin .... He married Hannah Ann Andrews. McMaster died in St. Andrews at the age of 76. References * Year of birth uncertain 1830 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick People from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick British emigrants to pre-Confederation Nova Scotia Colony of New Brunswick people {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pagan
Robert Pagan (November 16, 1750 – November 23, 1821) was a Scottish-born merchant, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1819. He was born in Glasgow, the son of William Pagan and Margaret Maxwell. In 1768 or 1769, he went to Falmouth Neck, Massachusetts (now Portland, Maine), where he became involved in the timber trade and ship building. He married Miriam Pote. His brother Thomas joined him in 1775. In October 1775, his premises were destroyed by American forces who were reacting to rebel activity in the area. The two brothers departed to the West Indies. They returned in 1777, joining their brother William in New York City. Pagan was named in the Massachusetts Banishment Act of 1778. In 1780, Pagan settled at the mouth of the Penobscot River, believing that this would become a loyalist settlement, and established sawmills, stores and engaged in ship building. In 1783, le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte (1785–1974 Electoral District)
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populous city in the U.S., the seventh most populous city in the South, and the second most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville, Florida. The city is the cultural, economic, and transportation center of the Charlotte metropolitan area, whose 2020 population of 2,660,329 ranked 22nd in the U.S. Metrolina is part of a sixteen-county market region or combined statistical area with a 2020 census-estimated population of 2,846,550. Between 2004 and 2014, Charlotte was ranked as the country's fastest-growing metro area, with 888,000 new residents. Based on U.S. Census data from 2005 to 2015, Charlotte tops the U.S. in millennial population growth. It is the third-fastest-growing major city in the United States. Residents are referred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Yeamans (politician)
John Yeamans (c.1735 – 1824) was a political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Queen's in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1816. As a loyalist, he fled to New Brunswick from Dutchess County, New York Dutchess County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 295,911. The county seat is the city of Poughkeepsie. The county was created in 1683, one of New York's first twelve counties, and later or ... in 1783. He was also named in an 1817 will created by his son. Yeamans served as a magistrate for Queen's County until his death at the age of 89. References * Year of birth uncertain 1824 deaths Politicians from Dutchess County, New York Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick people United Empire Loyalists American emigrants to pre-Confederation New Brunswick Canadian magistrates {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
