John Ambrose Street, (September 22, 1795 – May 5, 1865) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Northumberland County in the

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from 1833 to 1842 and from 1843 to 1856. He was born in

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, the son of

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and Abigail Freeman, and was educated there and in

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. He studied law with his father and was called to the bar in 1817. Street lived in

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from 1823 to 1845. He served as registrar of wills and deeds for Northumberland County and as a member of the county board of health. In 1823, he married Jane Isabella, the daughter of William Hubbard, who had represented Sunbury County in the provincial assembly. Street was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1833 by-election held after

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resigned his seat. In 1837, he was named

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. He was defeated in the 1842 general election but was elected in an 1843 by-election held after the results of the election were challenged. In 1851, he became a member of the province's Executive Council as

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. Street ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1856, 1861 and 1865. He died in Saint John at the age of 69. His brother George Frederick, also a lawyer, served as a judge and a member of the Legislative Council.

References

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
1795 births 1865 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick People from Miramichi, New Brunswick Canadian King's Counsel Attorneys General of the Colony of New Brunswick Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick 19th-century King's Counsel Colony of New Brunswick people {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub