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Rufus Nelson England (May 4, 1851 – November 28, 1911) was a merchant and political figure in
Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
. He represented Brome in the
Legislative Assembly of Quebec The Legislative Assembly of Quebec (French: ''Assemblée législative du Québec'') was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature from 1867 to December 31, 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, t ...
from 1889 to 1897 as a
Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...
. He was born in Knowlton,
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, the son of Israël England and Mary Villiers Curtis, and was educated at the Knowlton Academy and Stanstead College. England was a telegraph operator for the
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and postmaster at Knowlton. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1889 by-election held after
William Warren Lynch William Warren Lynch (September 30, 1845 – November 23, 1916) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge in the province of Quebec. Biography Born near the Village of Bedford, County of Missisquoi, Canada East, the son of Thomas Lyn ...
was named a judge. He was married twice: first to a Miss Beach and then, in 1890, to Mary Cornelia Lambkin. England died in Montreal at the age of 60 and was buried in Knowlton, Quebec.


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* 1851 births 1911 deaths Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs {{Conservative-Quebec-MNA-stub