He was born in Portland (later Saint John, New Brunswick), the son of James Simonds and Hannah Peabody, and was educated there. He went into business with his uncle Francis Peabody at Miramichi in 1810 and also operated his owner business from 1819 to 1824. In 1813, he married Ann Charters. Simonds served as a justice of the peace and justice for the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. In 1824, he moved from Miramichi to Saint John. He was elected Speaker for the Legislative Assembly in 1828 but resigned his seat in December of the same year after being named Provincial Treasurer. His brother Charles replaced him as speaker the following year. In 1829, he married Margaret Walker after the death of his first wife. In 1832, still provincial treasurer, he was named to the Legislative Council of New Brunswick. He died in Saint John at the age of 47.
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richard, simonds, april, 1789, 1836, merchant, political, figure, confederation, province, brunswick, canada, represented, northumberland, county, legislative, assembly, brunswick, from, 1816, 1828, 1789, 1836, born, portland, later, saint, john, brunswick, ja. Richard Simonds April 24 1789 May 2 1836 was a merchant and political figure in the pre Confederation Province of New Brunswick Canada He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1816 to 1828 Richard Simonds 1789 1836 He was born in Portland later Saint John New Brunswick the son of James Simonds and Hannah Peabody and was educated there He went into business with his uncle Francis Peabody at Miramichi in 1810 and also operated his owner business from 1819 to 1824 In 1813 he married Ann Charters Simonds served as a justice of the peace and justice for the Inferior Court of Common Pleas In 1824 he moved from Miramichi to Saint John He was elected Speaker for the Legislative Assembly in 1828 but resigned his seat in December of the same year after being named Provincial Treasurer His brother Charles replaced him as speaker the following year In 1829 he married Margaret Walker after the death of his first wife In 1832 still provincial treasurer he was named to the Legislative Council of New Brunswick He died in Saint John at the age of 47 External links editBiography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 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 Richard Simonds amp oldid 1134970770, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
