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George Dixon Street (October 8, 1812– 1882) was a lawyer, judge 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 Charlotte in the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country or city. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, ...
from 1856 to 1857. He was born in
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, the son of Thomas George Street, who was the son of
Samuel Denny Street Samuel Denny Street (May 16, 1752 – December 11, 1830) was an English-born lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Sunbury County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1795 to 1802 and from 1809 to 1816. C ...
, and was educated in England and
St. 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 ...
. Street studied law, was called to the bar in 1835 and set up practice in St. Andrews. In 1840, he was named registrar of probates and, in 1866, probate judge. Street was president of the Charlotte county bank and a director of the New Brunswick and Canada railway. In 1835, he married Susan, the daughter of
Thomas Wyer Thomas Wyer (1789 – December 23, 1848) was a political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1827 to 1840. He was the son of Thomas Wyer, a United Empire Loyalist who came to S ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Street, George D 1812 births 1882 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick People from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick judges Colony of New Brunswick people British emigrants to pre-Confederation New Brunswick