Isaac Burpee
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Isaac Burpee | |
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| File:Isaac Burpee.jpg | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for City and County of St. John | |
| In office 1872–1885 | |
| Preceded by | John Hamilton Gray |
| Succeeded by | Charles Arthur Everett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 28, 1825 |
| Died | March 1, 1885 (aged 59) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Minister of Customs (1873-1878) Minister of Agriculture (Acting) (1876-1877) |
Isaac Burpee, PC (November 28, 1825 – March 1, 1885) was a Canadian merchant, entrepreneur, and politician.
Born in Sheffield, New Brunswick, the son of Isaac Burpee and Phoebe Coban, he was elected as a Liberal to the House of Commons of Canada in 1872 representing the riding of City and County of St. John, New Brunswick. He was the Minister of Customs and Minister of Agriculture (Acting). He served until his death in 1885.
Electoral record
[edit | edit source]| 1872 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 3,249 | – | Green tick | ||||
| Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | 2,204 | – | Green tick | ||||
| Unknown | William Elder | 1,771 | – | |||||
| Unknown | D.S. Kerr | 486 | – | |||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
| By-election on 1 December 1873
On Mr. Burpee being appointed Minister of Customs, 7 November 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes
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| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | acclaimed | |||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 2,826 | – | Green tick | ||||
| Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | 2,261 | – | Green tick | ||||
| Unknown | J.V. Ellis | 1,561 | – | |||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 2,686 | – | Green tick | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | 2,449 | – | Green tick | ||||
| Unknown | George Edwin King | 2,180 | – | |||||
| Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | 1,981 | – | |||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[3] | ||||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 2,459 | – | Green tick | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | 2,225 | – | Green tick | ||||
| Conservative | Charles Arthur Everett | 1,925 | – | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | W.H. Tuck[4] | 1,864 | – | |||||
References
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