Samuel Denny Street was an English

England

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-born lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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. He represented Sunbury County

Sunbury County, New Brunswick

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 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1795 to 1802 and from 1809 to 1816.

He was born in Southwark

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, the son of Thomas Street and Ann Lee. Street apprenticed with a London

London

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 attorney and practiced law for a time before joining the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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. He served with Lieutenant-General Thomas Gage

Thomas Gage

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 at Boston

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. He went to Halifax, Nova Scotia

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 in 1776 and was sent to Fort Cumberland (near Sackville, New Brunswick

Sackville, New Brunswick

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) later that year with his regiment. In 1778, he married Abigail Freeman. Street took part in a number of missions to Maine

Maine

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. In 1781, he was captured. He was put on a prison ship but later escaped. He settled near Burton

Burton, New Brunswick

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. In 1785, he was admitted to the practice of law in the new province of New Brunswick. Street ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1792. In 1800, he challenged John Murray Bliss to a duel after Bliss accused him of lying in court. In 1802, he was named clerk for the legislative assembly. In 1819, he was named to the province's Legislative Council

Legislative Council of New Brunswick

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. He died in Fredericton at the age of 68.

His son George Frederick served in the province's Supreme Court. His sons John Ambrose

John Ambrose Street

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 and William Henry served in the province's assembly. His daughter Ann was the grandmother of poet Bliss Carman

Bliss Carman

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.