Stephen Burpee Appleby
Stephen Burpee Appleby (1830[1] – December 10, 1903) was a Canadian politician and lawyer.[2]
Stephen Burpee Appleby | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Carleton County | |
| In office 1900–1903 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Broadstreet Carvell |
| Succeeded by | 1 |
| Member of Parliament for Carleton | |
| In office 1874–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Connell |
| Succeeded by | George Heber Connell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1830 Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | December 10, 1903 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Harriet Elizabeth Estey |
| Residence | Woodstock, New Brunswick |
| Profession | lawyer |
Appleby was born in Florenceville, New Brunswick. In 1864, Appleby married Harriet Elizabeth Estey. He was called to the New Brunswick bar in 1869.[3] Appleby practised law in Woodstock, New Brunswick.[4] He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party in an 1873 by-election held in the riding of Carleton after the death of Charles Connell. Appleby was reelected in the 1874 general election. He was defeated in the 1878 election by Connell's son George Heber Connell.[2]
In 1900, Appleby returned to politics as a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.[5]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal by-election, 18 September 1873 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Stephen Burpee Appleby | acclaimed[6] | ||||||
By-election on Mr Connell's death, June 28, 1873.
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Carleton, New Brunswick | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Stephen Burpee Appleby | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Carleton, New Brunswick | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent | George Heber Connell | 1,766 | 54.96 | |||||
| Liberal | S. B. Appleby | 1,447 | 45.04 | -54.96 | ||||
Notes
- 1.^ Carleton County sent three representatives to the Legislative Assembly during Appleby's tenure. In 1903, Frank Smith and Wendell P. Jones succeeded Appleby and Hugh H. McCain. The third member, James Kidd Flemming, was reelected.[5]
References
- Stephen Burpee Appleby at Find a Grave
- Stephen Burpee Appleby – Parliament of Canada biography
- CH Mackintosh, ed. (1877). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register. Ottawa: Citizen Print. and Pub. Company. p. 112.
- Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- Ketchum, T. C. L. A Short History of Carleton County, New Brunswick. Woodstock: Sentinel Publishing Co., LTD.
- "Elections and Ridings". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2024-03-21.