Josiah Burr Plumb Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Josiah Burr Plumb
Office1:Speaker of the Senate of Canada
Term Start1:4 April 1887
Term End1:12 March 1888
Office2:Senator for Ontario
Term Start2:8 February 1883
Term End2:12 March 1888
Nominator2:John A. Macdonald
Office3:MP for Niagara
Predecessor3:Patrick Hughes
Successor3:Riding abolished
Term Start3:1879
Term End3:1882
Office4:MP for Niagara
Predecessor4:Angus Morrison
Successor4:Patrick Hughes
Term Start4:1874
Term End4:1878
Birth Date:25 March 1816
Birth Place:East Haven, Connecticut
Death Date:12 March 1888
Death Place:Ontario, Canada

Josiah Burr Plumb (25 March 1816 – 12 March 1888) was an American-born Canadian businessman and parliamentarian. Born in East Haven, Connecticut, Plumb immigrated to Canada in 1865 and settled near Niagara Falls, Ontario. Soon thereafter he became active in the Conservative Party of Canada. He was elected three times as a member of parliament for Niagara in the House of Commons of Canada. He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1874, but this result was voided, although he successfully defended the seat in a by-election held on 22 December 1874. Although defeated in the 1878 election, he regained his seat in a contested election in 1879.

Following a defeat in 1882 election, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 8 February 1883 on the recommendation of Sir John A. Macdonald. He served as Speaker of the Senate from 4 April 1887 – 12 March 1888, upon his death.

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