Stephen Burpee Appleby

Stephen Burpee Appleby
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Carleton County
In office
1900–1903
Preceded byFrank Broadstreet Carvell
Succeeded by1
Member of Parliament
for Carleton
In office
1874–1878
Preceded byCharles Connell
Succeeded byGeorge Heber Connell
Personal details
Born1830
Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedDecember 10, 1903
Political partyLiberal
SpouseHarriet Elizabeth Estey
ResidenceWoodstock, New Brunswick
Professionlawyer

Stephen Burpee Appleby (1830[1] – December 10, 1903) was a Canadian politician and lawyer.[2]

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
Source: Canadian Elections Database[7]
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

  1. ^ Stephen Burpee Appleby at Find a Grave
  2. ^ a b Stephen Burpee Appleby – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. ^ CH Mackintosh, ed. (1877). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register. Ottawa: Citizen Print. and Pub. Company. p. 112.
  4. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  5. ^ a b Ketchum, T. C. L. A Short History of Carleton County, New Brunswick. Woodstock: Sentinel Publishing Co., LTD.
  6. ^ "Elections and Ridings". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  7. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.


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