William Abrams ( – 6 February 1844) was a businessman with a military and judicial career in

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

. Abrams was born in England and emigrated to New Brunswick in 1819 where he started a business funded by himself and five partners in Scotland. He and his family settled in the

Miramichi The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Mirami ...

region and he ran a business there, first with partners and later on his own, until his death. He founded a successful shipyard at Rosebank. William was active in the community and served as a justice of the peace and a justice of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in New Brunswick. Both positions were important to the area. As well, he brought needed banking services to the area and promoted the foundation of the local Chamber of Commerce. He was one of the most important of the early shipbuilders in

and, as such, was important to the developing economy of the time.

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Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
1780s births 1844 deaths English emigrants to pre-Confederation New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick judges {{Canada-business-bio-stub