1st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
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The 1st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick
between January 3, 1786 and 1792.
The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of New Brunswick, Thomas Carleton
. The first and second sessions were held at the Mallard House, an inn in Saint John
. Subsequent sessions were held in Fredericton.
Amos Botsford was chosen as speaker for the house.
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New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
between January 3, 1786 and 1792.
The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of New Brunswick, Thomas Carleton
Thomas Carleton
Thomas Carleton was a British army officer who was promoted to Colonel during the American Revolutionary War after relieving the siege of Quebec in 1776. After the war, he was appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, and supervised the resettlement of Loyalists from the United States in...
. The first and second sessions were held at the Mallard House, an inn in Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
. Subsequent sessions were held in Fredericton.
Amos Botsford was chosen as speaker for the house.
List of members
| Electoral District | Name |
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| St. John | William Pagan William Pagan William Pagan was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Saint John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1816.... |
| Jonathan Bliss Jonathan Bliss Jonathan Bliss was a lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented St. John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1792 and from 1796 to 1802.... |
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| Christopher Billop Christopher Billop Christopher Billopp was a British loyalist during the American Revolution who commanded a Tory detachment during the war, earning him the sobriquet, "Tory Colonel". After the American Revolution he emigrated to New Brunswick, Canada along with other United Empire Loyalists and became a politician... |
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| Ward Chipman Ward Chipman Ward Chipman was a New Brunswick lawyer, judge and political figure. He briefly served as administrator for New Brunswick from 1823 until his death in 1824.-Early life:... |
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| John McGeorge | |
| Stanton Hazard | |
| York | Daniel Murray Daniel Murray (politician) Daniel Murray was a judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented York in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1785 to 1802.... |
| Isaac Atwood | |
| Daniel Lyman Daniel Lyman (loyalist) Daniel Lyman was a political figure in New Brunswick. He represented York in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1785 to 1792.He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Deacon... |
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| Edward Stelle | |
| Westmorland | Amos Botsford Amos Botsford Amos Botsford was a lawyer, judge, land owner and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1812.... |
| Charles Dixon Charles Dixon (gentleman farmer) Charles Dixon was an English-born farmer, merchant, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland in the 1st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly.... |
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| Samuel Gay Samuel Gay Samuel Gay was a judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1792 and from 1795 to 1802.... |
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| Andrew Kinnear Andrew Kinnear Andrew Kinnear was an Irish-born political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1792.... |
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| King's | John Coffin |
| Ebenezer Foster Ebenezer Foster Ebenezer Foster was a judge in New Jersey and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented King's in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1785 until his death in office.... |
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| Queen's | Samuel Dickinson |
| John Yeamans John Yeamans (politician) John Yeamans was a political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Queen's in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1816.... |
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| Charlotte | William Paine William Paine (physician) William Paine was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1787. Paine was unusual in that he was a United Empire Loyalist who chose to return to the United States.He was born in Worcester,... |
| James Campbell | |
| Robert Pagan Robert Pagan Robert Pagan was a Scottish-born merchant, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1819.... |
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| Peter Clinch Peter Clinch (politician) Peter Clinch was an Irish-born political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1785 to 1795.... |
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| Northumberland | Elias Hardy Elias Hardy Elias Hardy was an English-born lawyer and politician in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County from 1786 to 1792 and Saint John from 1793 to 1795 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.... |
| William Davidson William Davidson (lumberman) William Davidson was a Scottish-Canadian lumber merchant, shipbuilder and politician. He was the first permanent European settler on the Miramichi River in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick.- Arrival in the New World :... |
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| Sunbury | William Hubbard William Hubbard (New Brunswick politician) William Hubbard was a farmer, lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Sunbury in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1785 to 1792.... |
| Richard Vandeburg |
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