Harry A. Corey
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Harry Allen Corey was a Canadian
entrepreneur and politician. Born in Pinder
, New Brunswick
, in 1924 he married Nelda Stairs, daughter of a prominent Southampton, New Brunswick
farm
er and member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
, Ernest W. Stairs
.
Corey entered the lumber
business in his early twenties, first working in forestry at his home area in northern York County, New Brunswick
before settling in Millinocket, Maine
where Great Northern Paper owned vast timberlands and operated the second largest newsprint mill in the State. Unusual for the time, wife Nelda played an active role in the creation and development of the family's lumber business which led the couple to the small community of Harvey, New Brunswick where they would make their permanent home in the 1930s. Highly successful, Corey's lumber operations would grow to employ more than five hundred people.
Introduced to politics by his father-in-law, in the 1944 New Brunswick general election
, Harry Corey was elected to the 40th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
as the Liberal Party's
candidate for York County
. He was returned to office in the 1948 election
then following his party's defeat in the 1952 election
, he was voted President of the New Brunswick Liberal Association
, a position he held from 1953-1959.
Harry Allen Corey died in 1989 and is buried in Harvey.
Background on some of the antecedants of Harry Allen Corey:
He was a fifth generation descendant of Loyalist Gideon Corey of North Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, who came to Canada at the peace in 1783.
He was a fifth generation descendant of Donald MacDonald, native of the Isle of Skye, who immigrated to NB prior to 1790 first settling in the Moncton area and marrying Ann Smith and later moved to New Canaan, Brunswick Parish in Queens County where he acquired and operated a grist mill and farm.
He was a sixth generation descendant through Ann Smith aforesaid to planters James and Martha Smith who arrived in the Moncton area from Philadelphia in June, 1766, having arranged to take up land granted to a Philadelphia syndicate that included Benjamin Franklin as one of the owners. James Smith is thought to have married Martha in Halifax after he arrived there with Col Cornwallis as he then was in 1749 and then, after the hostilities with the French ended in 1760, was released from further duty hitched a ride for he and his family on a British transport or supply ship headed to the British headquarters in Philadelphia and was living there when this Moncton opportunity appeared.
He was a third cousin once removed to Richard Chapman Weldon QC, PhD (Harvard), MP, Albert County Politician and cofounder and first dean of Dalhousie Law School in Halifax through his great great grandmother Ann Smith whose sister Martha Smith married John Geldart and in time became great grandparents of Dean Weldon.
Canada
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entrepreneur and politician. Born in Pinder
Pinder, New Brunswick
Pinder is a Canadian community in York County, New Brunswick.It is adjacent to the community of Temperance Vale and was named for sawmill owner and member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, James K. Pinder. It is located 5.71 km NNE of Nackawic....
, New Brunswick
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...
, in 1924 he married Nelda Stairs, daughter of a prominent Southampton, New Brunswick
Southampton, New Brunswick
Southampton is a Canadian rural community in York County, New Brunswick.The community is located south of Southampton Junction, a station located within the village of Millville, created when the New Brunswick Railway was constructed in the 1870s....
farm
Farm
A farm is an area of land, or, for aquaculture, lake, river or sea, including various structures, devoted primarily to the practice of producing and managing food , fibres and, increasingly, fuel. It is the basic production facility in food production. Farms may be owned and operated by a single...
er and member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...
, Ernest W. Stairs
Ernest W. Stairs
Ernest Whitfield Stairs was a Canadian farmer and politician. He was born in Southampton, New Brunswick, a descendant of United Empire Loyalists who settled the area in 1784. A successful farmer, Stairs was involved in a variety of public and social activities...
.
Corey entered the lumber
Lumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
business in his early twenties, first working in forestry at his home area in northern York County, New Brunswick
York County, New Brunswick
York County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by the Saint John River...
before settling in Millinocket, Maine
Millinocket, Maine
Millinocket is a former mill town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,203 at the 2000 census. Millinocket is both a forest products and recreational area.-History:...
where Great Northern Paper owned vast timberlands and operated the second largest newsprint mill in the State. Unusual for the time, wife Nelda played an active role in the creation and development of the family's lumber business which led the couple to the small community of Harvey, New Brunswick where they would make their permanent home in the 1930s. Highly successful, Corey's lumber operations would grow to employ more than five hundred people.
Introduced to politics by his father-in-law, in the 1944 New Brunswick general election
New Brunswick general election, 1944
The 20th New Brunswick general election was held on August 28, 1944, to elect 48 members to the 40th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. New Brunswick general election, 1944 Name Seats...
, Harry Corey was elected to the 40th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
40th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
The 40th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick between February 20, 1945 and May 8, 1948.William George Clark served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick in 1945. He was succeeded by David Laurence MacLaren in November of that year....
as the Liberal Party's
New Brunswick Liberal Association
The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
candidate for York County
York County, New Brunswick
York County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by the Saint John River...
. He was returned to office in the 1948 election
New Brunswick general election, 1948
The 21st New Brunswick general election was held on June 28, 1948, to elect 52 members to the 41st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. New Brunswick general election, 1948 Name Seats...
then following his party's defeat in the 1952 election
New Brunswick general election, 1952
The 22nd New Brunswick general election was held on September 22, 1952, to elect 52 members to the 42nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. New Brunswick general election, 1952 Name Seats...
, he was voted President of the New Brunswick Liberal Association
New Brunswick Liberal Association
The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
, a position he held from 1953-1959.
Harry Allen Corey died in 1989 and is buried in Harvey.
Background on some of the antecedants of Harry Allen Corey:
He was a fifth generation descendant of Loyalist Gideon Corey of North Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, who came to Canada at the peace in 1783.
He was a fifth generation descendant of Donald MacDonald, native of the Isle of Skye, who immigrated to NB prior to 1790 first settling in the Moncton area and marrying Ann Smith and later moved to New Canaan, Brunswick Parish in Queens County where he acquired and operated a grist mill and farm.
He was a sixth generation descendant through Ann Smith aforesaid to planters James and Martha Smith who arrived in the Moncton area from Philadelphia in June, 1766, having arranged to take up land granted to a Philadelphia syndicate that included Benjamin Franklin as one of the owners. James Smith is thought to have married Martha in Halifax after he arrived there with Col Cornwallis as he then was in 1749 and then, after the hostilities with the French ended in 1760, was released from further duty hitched a ride for he and his family on a British transport or supply ship headed to the British headquarters in Philadelphia and was living there when this Moncton opportunity appeared.
He was a third cousin once removed to Richard Chapman Weldon QC, PhD (Harvard), MP, Albert County Politician and cofounder and first dean of Dalhousie Law School in Halifax through his great great grandmother Ann Smith whose sister Martha Smith married John Geldart and in time became great grandparents of Dean Weldon.