Albert James Smith Copp
Albert James Smith Copp | |
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Member of the Canada Parliament for Digby | |
In office 1896–1908 | |
Preceded by | Edward Charles Bowers |
Succeeded by | Clarence Jameson |
Personal details | |
Born | Amherst, Nova Scotia | December 19, 1866
Died | October 8, 1912 | (aged 45)
Nationality | British subject |
Political party | Liberal |
Albert James Smith Copp (December 19, 1866 –October 8, 1912) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia,[1] the son of Thomas Copp, Copp was educated in Amherst Academy, Dorchester and Sackville, New Brunswick. He was called to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1879.[2] Copp practised law in Digby. He was a crown prosecutor for the County of Digby from 1887 to 1910. He served as Commercial Agent for Canada in Boston in 1910.[3] He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Digby in the general elections of 1896. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900 and 1904. He was defeated in 1908.[1]
In 1881, he married Eliza Dennison.[3]
1900 Canadian federal election: Digby | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Albert James Smith Copp | 1,923 | ||||||
Conservative | J. Edgar Jones | 1,418 |
1904 Canadian federal election: Digby | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Albert James Smith Copp | 1,840 | ||||||
Conservative | John Arthur Grinson | 1,096 | ||||||
Independent Liberal | C. Comeau | 105 |
1908 Canadian federal election: Digby | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Conservative | Clarence Jameson | 1,771 | ||||||
Liberal | Albert James Smith Copp | 1,640 |
References[]
- ^ a b c Albert James Smith Copp – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
Categories:
- 1866 births
- 1912 deaths
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia
- Lawyers in Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia politician stubs