Adam Brown Crosby (May 12, 1859 – March 10, 1921) was a politician in

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, Canada. Born in

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Ireland, he emigrated as a child with his parents, Adam Crosby and Jane Brown, and settled first at Sydney Mines and then Cow Bay (Port Morien) Nova Scotia. His father worked at the Gowrie Mine in Port Morien that would later employ Adam and Adam's brother James. Realizing that mining was not for him, Adam B. Crosby moved to Halifax in 1880 and worked as a sales clerk and then as a ship broker. He was elected several times as mayor of Halifax, serving from 1902 to 1905, and again from 1908 to 1909. He was elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Halifax on October 26, 1908, serving one term before being defeated in the general election of September 21, 1911. Sir

Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada during World War I. Borde ...

, Prime Minister of

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, appointed Crosby to the Senate on January 20, 1917, upon the death of Senator William MacDonald, after whom

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's "Senator's Corner" is named. Senator Crosby served in the Senate for seven years until his death on March 10, 1921.Canadian Press. "Hon. A.B. Crosby Dies at Ottawa." Sydney Post. March 11, 1921. Cape Breton University Library microfilm 42.

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1859 births 1921 deaths Mayors of Halifax, Nova Scotia Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Canadian senators from Nova Scotia Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators British emigrants to the British Empire {{NovaScotia-mayor-stub