Jacob Dockstader Buell Explained

Jacob Dockstader Buell
Birth Date:October 4, 1827
Birth Place:Brockville, Upper Canada
Death Place:Brockville, Ontario
Riding1:Brockville
Parliament1:Canadian
Term Start1:1872
Term End1:1878
Predecessor1:James Crawford
Successor1:William Fitzsimmons
Party:Liberal
Office2:Mayor of Brockville
Term Start2:1870
Term End2:1876
Occupation:Lawyer, soldier, politician
Relatives:William Buell, Jr. (father)
Allegiance:Canada
Serviceyears:1862 - 1870s
Rank:Captain
Colonel
Unit:Brockville Infantry Company
Commands:41st Brockville Battalion
Battles:Fenian Raids

Jacob Dockstader Buell (October 4, 1827  - January 1, 1894) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1878 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Brockville, Upper Canada, the son of William Buell, and was educated there. He was called to the bar in 1854 and practised law in Brockville.[1] His first wife was Susan Chaffey; after her death in 1857, he married Margaret Sophia Senkler in 1861. Buell was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the local militia, and raised the Brockville Infantry Company in 1862 after the Trent Affair. He served as mayor for Brockville for seven years. In 1871, Buell ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial legislature.[2] He was defeated by William Fitzsimmons in a bid for reelection to the federal seat in 1878.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.
  2. http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=91595 A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography being chiefly men of the time ..., GM Rose (1886)