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9th New Brunswick Legislature
The 9th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick between February 14, 1828, and 1830. The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of New Brunswick Howard Douglas General Sir Howard Douglas, 3rd Baronet, (23 January 1776 – 9 November 1861) was a British Army officer born in Gosport, England, the younger son of Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, and a descendant of the Earls of Morton. He was an English .... Richard Simonds was chosen as speaker for the house. He was replaced by his brother Charles in 1829. History Members Notes References ''Journal of the House of Assembly of the province of New-Brunswick, from Thursday the 14th day of February, to Saturday the 5th day of April, 1828'' (1828) 09 1830 in Canada 1828 in Canada 1829 in Canada 1827 establishments in New Brunswick 1830 disestablishments in New Brunswick {{Legislature-stub ... [...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] |
Charles Harrison (Canadian Politician)
Charles Harrison (1792 – May 8, 1879) was a political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1829 to 1834. He was born in Sheffield, New Brunswick, the son of Lieutenant James Harrison, a United Empire Loyalist, and Charity Cowperthwaite. Harrison was educated in Sheffield. He married Mary Burpee. He did not run for reelection in 1836. In 1849, Harrison was named to the Legislative Council of New Brunswick The Legislative Council of New Brunswick was the upper house of the government of the British colony and later Canadian province of New Brunswick between 1785 and 1891. Members were appointed by the New Brunswick governor. Council chambers Th .... References ''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1869) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John City (electoral District)
Saint John Centre 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 was created from Saint John in 1795 as Saint John City. It was renamed Saint John Centre in 1967. It elected multiple members through the bloc voting system -- two members prior to 1892 and four members from 1892 to 1973. It was abolished with the 1973 electoral redistribution, when the province moved to single-member ridings. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results Saint John Centre Saint John City 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] |
Gloucester (provincial Electoral District)
Gloucester was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada from the 1828 election of the 9th New Brunswick Legislature. It mirrored Gloucester County, and used a bloc voting system to elect candidates. It was abolished with the 1973 electoral redistribution, divided up into five first past the post districts: Caraquet, Nepisiguit-Chaleur Nepisiguit was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with t ..., Nigadoo-Chaleur, Shippagan-les-Îles and Tracadie. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gloucester (Provincial Electoral Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wesley Weldon
John Wesley Weldon (ca 1809 – 1885) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1828. He married Frances Chandler, the daughter of judge Joshua Upham. Weldon practiced law in Richibucto, New Brunswick. He served as speaker for the legislative assembly from 1843 to 1850. In 1848, he married Susanna Lucy Anne Haliburton, the daughter of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, after the death of his first wife. They later moved to Saint John. In 1865, he was named judge in the Supreme Court of New Brunswick and moved to Fredericton. Weldford Parish, New Brunswick formed in 1835, is partly named in honour of the Weldon family. The place named Weldford is a combination of the surnames Weldon and Ford. It was named for Supreme Court Judge, John Wesley Weldon who was the first Member of the Provincial Legislature for the County of Kent after separation from Northumberland C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent (1827–1974 Electoral District)
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone. It is the fifth most populous county in England, the most populous non-Metropolitan county and the most populous of the home counties. Kent was one of the first British territories to be settled by Germanic tribes, most notably the Jutes, following the withdrawal of the Romans. Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, the oldest cathedral in England, has been the seat of the Archbishops of Canterbury since the conversion of England to Christianity that began in the 6th century with Saint Augustine. Rochester Cathedral in Medway is England's second-oldest cathedral. Located between London and the Strait of Dover, which separates England from mainland Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas O
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunbury (1785–1973 Electoral District)
Sunbury may refer to: Australia *Sunbury, Victoria ** Sunbury Downs College **Sunbury Pop Festival (1972-1975) ** Sunbury wine region ** 2023 Sunbury earthquake Barbados * Sunbury, Barbados Canada * Sunbury County, New Brunswick * Sunbury County, Nova Scotia (1765-1784), ceased to exist when the province of New Brunswick was created * Sunbury, Ontario, a community within South Frontenac Township United Kingdom * Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England United States * Sunbury, Georgia * Sunbury Township, Livingston County, Illinois * Sunbury, Iowa * Sunbury, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Gates County *Sunbury, Ohio, a village in Delaware County *Sunbury, Pennsylvania Sunbury is a city and county seat of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in Central Pennsylvania's Susquehanna Valley on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, just downstream of the confluence of its main and west ..., a city in Northumberland County * Bangor, Maine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Rankin
Alexander Rankin (December 31, 1788 – April 3, 1852) was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1827 to 1852. He was born and educated in Mearns parish, the brother of Robert Rankin, and son of James Rankin and Helen Ferguson. His uncles, John Pollok and Arthur Pollok, were cofounders of Pollok, Gilmour and Company. At the age of 18, he was hired as a clerk by Pollok, Gilmour and Company, a Glasgow firm that dealt in timber, and was sent with James Gilmour to New Brunswick to establish a branch of the firm (Gilmour, Rankin and Company) on the Miramichi River. They established a small community called Gretna Green (later Douglastown) as well as stores, wharves and a sawmill. Besides exporting timber, they also sold goods supplied from Scotland. In 1825, the operation suffered extensive damage in the Miramichi Fire. However, they were able to rebuild quickly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Simonds
Richard Simonds (April 24, 1789 – May 2, 1836) was a merchant and political figure in the pre-Confederation Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1816 to 1828. He was born in Portland (later Saint John, New Brunswick), the son of James Simonds and Hannah Peabody, and was educated there. He went into business with his uncle Francis Peabody at Miramichi in 1810 and also operated his owner business from 1819 to 1824. In 1813, he married Ann Charters. Simonds served as a justice of the peace and justice for the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. In 1824, he moved from Miramichi to Saint John. He was elected Speaker for the Legislative Assembly in 1828 but resigned his seat in December of the same year after being named Provincial Treasurer. His brother Charles replaced him as speaker the following year. In 1829, he married Margaret Walker after the death of his first wife. In 1832, still prov ... [...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] |
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] |
