John Glasier (September 3, 1809 – July 7, 1894) was a Canadian lumberman and politician. His surname also appears as Glazier. Born in

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, the son of Benjamin Glasier, he was elected to the

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for Sunbury in the 1861 election. In 1842, he married Emmaline Garraty. A

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, he was re-elected in

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. A supporter of

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, he was appointed to the

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in 1868, representing the senatorial division of Sunbury, New Brunswick. He died in office of

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in 1894.

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* * 1809 births 1894 deaths Canadian senators from New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub