Amos Edwin Botsford Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dominion of Canada Rifle Association (DCRA) - Hall of Fame . www.dcra.ca . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321092614/http://www.dcra.ca/fame.php . 2012-03-21.