Barclay Edmund Tremaine (April 13, 1839 – January 26, 1907) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in
Nova Scotia
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, Canada. He represented
Victoria
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in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1875 to 1876 as a
Liberal
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member.
He was born in
Port Hood, Nova Scotia
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, the son of John Lewis Tremaine and Anna Kearny Caroline Dodd. He was educated at the Horton Academy, studied law and was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1862.
Tremaine first ran for election to the House of Commons in an 1874 by-election held after
William Ross was named customs collector for Halifax, but was defeated by
Charles James Campbell
Charles James Campbell (November 6, 1819 – April 17, 1906) was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1875, from 1876 to 1878 and from 18 ...
. After Campbell's election was appealed, Tremaine won the subsequent by-election held in 1875. The following year, he resigned his seat after being named a county court judge for
Cape Breton
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.
''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877''
CH Mackintosh He served as a judge until 1888. Tremaine resided in Baddeck
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and died there at the age of 67.
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1839 births
1907 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
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People from Baddeck, Nova Scotia
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