john, mcadam, politician, john, mcadam, march, 1807, ireland, march, 1893, politician, businessman, brunswick, canada, john, mcadammember, parliamentfor, charlottein, office, 1872, 1874preceded, byjohn, boltonsucceeded, byarthur, gillmorpersonal, detailsbornma. John McAdam March 28 1807 Ireland March 15 1893 was a politician and businessman in New Brunswick Canada 2 John McAdamMember of Parliamentfor CharlotteIn office 1872 1874Preceded byJohn BoltonSucceeded byArthur H GillmorPersonal detailsBornMarch 28 1807IrelandDiedMarch 15 1893Oak Bay New Brunswick 1 Political partyLiberal Conservative PartyProfessionlumber merchantBorn near Belfast McAdam became a lumber merchant in Milltown New Brunswick He married a Miss Murchie 1 He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1854 as a Liberal Conservative to represent the electoral district of Charlotte until 1872 when he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Charlotte and defeated there in 1874 and 1878 He was re elected to the New Brunswick legislature in 1882 until 1886 2 During his time in New Brunswick politics he was a Member of the Executive Council between September 1867 and October 1 1870 He was Commissioner of Public Works between 1867 and 1868 and he served as President of the Executive Council between 1868 and 1870 2 McAdam had numerous land grants in the Canterbury Parish and Dumfries Parish and left his name there to McAdam Junction a railway town that sprang up because of the lumber trade 3 vte1878 Canadian federal election New Brunswick SouthwestParty Candidate Votes Liberal Arthur Hill Gillmor 1 522 54 2 1 2Conservative John McAdam 1 284 45 8 1 2Total valid votes 2 806 100 0This template does not cite any sources Please help improve this template by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources John McAdam politician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message vte1874 Canadian federal election New Brunswick SouthwestParty Candidate Votes Liberal Arthur Hill Gillmor 1 518 55 4 9 3Conservative John McAdam 1 551 44 6 9 3Total valid votes 3 069 100 0vte1872 Canadian federal election New Brunswick SouthwestParty Candidate Votes Conservative John McAdam 1 551 53 9Liberal Arthur Hill Gillmor 1 329 46 1 10 8Total valid votes 2 880 100 0References edit a b Johnson J K 1968 The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867 1967 Public Archives of Canada a b c John McAdam politician Parliament of Canada biography Bruce J G 1979 The History of McAdam 1871 1977 McAdam Senior Citizens Historical and Recreational Club nbsp nbsp This article about a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John McAdam politician amp oldid 1170838193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
