Amand Landry (December 8, 1805 – July 12, 1877) was an Acadian farmer and political figure in

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 ...

. He represented Westmorland County in the

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from 1846 to 1850, from 1853 to 1857 and from 1861 to 1870. He was born in

Memramcook, New Brunswick Memramcook, sometimes also spelled Memramcouke or Memramkouke, is a village in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. Located in south-eastern New Brunswick, the community is predominantly people of Acadian descent who speak the Chiac deri ...

, the son of Allain Landry and Anastasie Dupuis, and was educated there. His mother was a descendant of

Charles de Saint-Étienne de la Tour Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour (1593–1666) was a French colonist and fur trader who served as Governor of Acadia from 1631–1642 and again from 1653–1657. Early life Charles de Saint-Étienne de La Tour was born in France in 1593 to H ...

who had been governor of Acadia. Landry taught school for a time. He married Pélagie Caissie in 1839. He was defeated by William Crane in 1850 but was elected in a by-election held in 1853 after Crane died. Landry opposed

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and railway construction, viewing both as not benefiting Acadians. He died in Memramcook at the age of 71. His son Pierre-Amand served in the provincial assembly and the Canadian House of Commons.

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* 1805 births 1877 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Acadian people Colony of New Brunswick people {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub