Stephen Burpee Appleby Explained

Stephen Burpee Appleby
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Carleton County
Predecessor:Frank Broadstreet Carvell
Term Start:1900
Term End:1903
Term Start2:1874
Term End2:1878
Predecessor2:Charles Connell
Successor2:George Heber Connell
Birth Date:1830
Birth Place:Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada
Death Date:December 10, 1903
Profession:lawyer
Party:Liberal
Residence:Woodstock, New Brunswick
Riding2:Carleton
Spouse:Harriet Elizabeth Estey

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

Appleby was born in Florenceville, New Brunswick. In 1864, Appleby married Harriet Elizabeth Estey. He was called to the New Brunswick bar in 1869.[1] Appleby practised law in Woodstock, New Brunswick.[2] 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.

In 1900, Appleby returned to politics as a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.

Electoral record

By-election on Mr Connell's death, June 28, 1873.

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register . Ottawa . Citizen Print. and Pub. Company . 1877 . Charles H. Mackintosh . CH Mackintosh . 112 .
  2. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.
  3. Book: Ketchum, T. C. L.. A Short History of Carleton County, New Brunswick. Sentinel Publishing Co., LTD.. Woodstock.