Isaac Burpee

The Hon. Isaac Burpee
Member of the Canadian Parliament for City and County of St. John
In office 1872–1885
Preceded by	John Hamilton Gray
Succeeded by	Charles Arthur Everett
Personal details
Born	(1825-11-28)November 28, 1825 Sheffield, New Brunswick
Died	March 1, 1885(1885-03-01) (aged 59) New York City, New York
Political party	Liberal
Cabinet	Minister of Customs (1873-1878) Minister of Agriculture (Acting) (1876-1877)

Isaac Burpee, PC (November 28, 1825 – March 1, 1885) was a Canadian merchant, entrepreneur, and politician.

Born in Sheffield, New Brunswick, the son of Isaac Burpee and Phoebe Coban, he was elected as a Liberal to the House of Commons of Canada in 1872 representing the riding of City and County of St. John, New Brunswick. He was the Minister of Customs and Minister of Agriculture (Acting). He served until his death in 1885.

Electoral record[]

hide v 1872 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	3,249	–	Y
	Liberal	Acalus Lockwood Palmer	2,204	–	Y
	Unknown	William Elder	1,771	–
	Unknown	D.S. Kerr	486	–

hide v 1874 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	2,826	–	Y
	Liberal	Acalus Lockwood Palmer	2,261	–	Y
	Unknown	J.V. Ellis	1,561	–

hide v 1878 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	2,686	–	Y
	Liberal	Charles Wesley Weldon	2,449	–	Y
	Unknown	George Edwin King	2,180	–
	Liberal	Acalus Lockwood Palmer	1,981	–

hide v 1882 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	2,459	–	Y
	Liberal	Charles Wesley Weldon	2,225	–	Y
	Conservative	Charles Arthur Everett	1,925	–
	Unknown	W.H. Tuck	1,864	–

References[]

• "Isaac Burpee". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
• Isaac Burpee – Parliament of Canada biography

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