Honorific-Prefix: | The Hon. |
Amos Edwin Botsford | |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Council of New Brunswick |
Term Start: | 1833 |
Term End: | 1866 |
Office2: | Senator for New Brunswick, New Brunswick |
Term Start2: | October 23, 1867 |
Term End2: | March 19, 1894 |
Appointed2: | Royal Proclamation |
Office3: | Speaker of the Senate of Canada |
Term Start3: | June 3, 1872 |
Term End3: | June 5, 1872 |
Predecessor3: | Joseph-Édouard Cauchon |
Successor3: | Joseph-Édouard Cauchon |
Term Start4: | February 16, 1880 |
Term End4: | April 18, 1880 |
Predecessor4: | David Lewis Macpherson |
Successor4: | David Lewis Macpherson |
Birth Date: | 25 September 1804 |
Birth Place: | Saint John, New Brunswick |
Death Place: | Sackville, New Brunswick |
Restingplace: | Fernhill Cemetery |
Party: | Conservative |
Relations: | William Botsford, father |
Amos Edwin Botsford, (September 25, 1804 - March 19, 1894) was a Canadian farmer, judge, politician, and businessman.
Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of William Botsford, and moved with his family to Westcock in 1808. He was a justice of the peace and a senior judge for the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in Westmorland County. He served in the county militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Botsford was named to the province's Legislative Council, serving from 1833 to 1866; he also served as a member of the Executive Council from 1838 to 1840. He supported Confederation and, in 1867, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of New Brunswick. He served as speaker in 1872 and 1880. A Conservative member, he died in office in 1894. He is buried in Fernhill Cemetery.
Botsford also helped establish the New Brunswick and Prince Edward Railway Company in 1874 and served as its president. Lieutenant Colonel Botsford was the founding President of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association in 1868.[1]