John Bolton (November 18, 1824 – July 14, 1872) was a
New Brunswick
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businessman and political figure. He represented
Charlotte
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in the
1st Canadian Parliament
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It was controlled by a ...
as a
Liberal
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member.
He was born in
England
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in 1824 and educated there. He was a merchant at
Saint Stephen, New Brunswick. In 1858, he married a Miss Christiana Hezediah Upton. His sister Kate married
Benjamin Robert Stephenson who represented Charlotte in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. Bolton died at Saint Stephen in 1872.
His daughter Ethel married
William Frederick Todd
William Frederick Todd (May 2, 1854 – March 16, 1935) was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1899 to 1903 and Charlotte in the House of C ...
, who served in the provincial assembly and the House of Commons and went on to become Lieutenant Governor for the province.
[''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1910'', EJ Chambers]
References
1824 births
1872 deaths
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick
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