John Stewart Covert (died March 3, 1881) was a ship builder and political figure in
New Brunswick, Canada. He represented
Sunbury County
Sunbury County (2016 population 27,644) is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base (CFB Gagetown) is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto. The county also hosts forestry and mixed farm ...
from 1868 to 1881 in the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a
Liberal member.
He was born and educated in
Maugerville, New Brunswick. He married a Miss Mouatt and then a Miss Hains after his first wife's death. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1868 by-election held after
John McAdam was named to the Canadian Senate. Covert was a member of the Executive Council from 1871 to 1873. He died in office of a heart attack at
Saint John.
References
''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1880'' CH MackintoshObituary note, New York Times, March 4, 1881
Year of birth missing
1881 deaths
New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs
Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
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