Isaac Burpee | |
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| 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 | (1825-11-28)November 28, 1825 |
| Died | March 1, 1885(1885-03-01) (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
| 1872 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 3,249 | – |  Y | ||||
| Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | 2,204 | – | Y | ||||
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | acclaimed | |||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 2,826 | – | Y | ||||
| Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | 2,261 | – | Y | ||||
| Unknown | J.V. Ellis | 1,561 | – | |||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 2,686 | – | Y | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | 2,449 | – | Y | ||||
| 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 | – | Y | ||||
| Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | 2,225 | – | Y | ||||
| Conservative | Charles Arthur Everett | 1,925 | – | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | W.H. Tuck[4] | 1,864 | – | |||||
References
- "Isaac Burpee". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
- Isaac Burpee – Parliament of Canada biography
- Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
- Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- Sayers, Anthony M. "1878 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- "St. John City and County". Montreal Gazette. 27 May 1882. p. 1. Retrieved 8 June 2023.