Richard Bellamy (1825–1892) was a farmer, land surveyor and politician in

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, Canada. He represented York County in the

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from 1886 to 1890 as a

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member. He was born in

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and educated there. Bellamy came to New Brunswick as a "Blue Coat Boy", a juvenile emigrant.Elliott, Bruce, 2004-2005: ''Emigrant Recruitment by the New Brunswick Land Company: The Pioneer Settlers of Stanley and Harvey''
/ref> Later, he was also involved in the lumber trade. His reelection in 1890 was appealed and he lost the subsequent by-election. In 1891, Bellmay was named to the province's Executive Council. He died in office the following year.

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889'' JA Gemmill
1825 births 1892 deaths New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub