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John Burpee Mills | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Annapolis | |
| In office 1887–1900 | |
| Preceded by | William Hallett Ray |
| Succeeded by | Fletcher Bath Wade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1850 Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia, British North America |
| Died | 28 December 1913 (aged 63) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Party | Conservative |
John Burpee Mills, KC (24 July 1850 – 28 December 1913) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.[1]
Born in Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia,[1] the son of John Mills and Jane McCormick,[2] Mills received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1871 and a Master of Arts degree in 1877 from Acadia College. He also attended Harvard Law School and was called to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1875. He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1890.[3] In 1905, he was called to the British Columbia Bar. Miller began the practice of law in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia and later practised in Vancouver. He was editor of the Annapolis Spectator.[2]
He was a member from 1882 until 1887 of the municipal council of Annapolis, Nova Scotia. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Annapolis in the 1887 election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1891 and 1896. He was defeated in the 1900 election.[1]
Mills was married twice: first to Bessie B. Corbitt in 1878 and then to Agnes K. Rose in 1896. He died in Providence, Rhode Island at the age of 63.[2]
Electoral record
[edit]| 1887 Canadian federal election: Annapolis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Burpee Mills | 1,758 | 50.40 | – | ||||
| Liberal | William Hallett Ray | 1,730 | 49.60 | -1.51 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,488 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[4][5] | ||||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Annapolis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Burpee Mills | 1,835 | 52.47 | +2.07 | ||||
| Unknown | William A. Chipman | 1,662 | 47.53 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,497 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[6][7] | ||||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election: Annapolis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Burpee Mills | 2,012 | 52.57 | +0.10 | ||||
| Liberal | James Wilberforce Longley | 1,815 | 47.43 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,827 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[8][9] | ||||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Annapolis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Fletcher Bath Wade | 1,883 | 52.07 | +4.65 | ||||
| Conservative | John Burpee Mills | 1,733 | 47.93 | -4.65 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,616 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[10][11] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 John Burpee Mills – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1 2 3 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ↑ "Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896". Internet Archive. 1898.
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Annapolis, Nova Scotia (1887)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ Pope, Richard (1887). Return on the ... General Election for the House of Commons of Canada (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Annapolis, Nova Scotia (1891)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ Chapleau, Samuel E. St. O. (1891). Return on the Seventh General Election for the House of Commons of Canada (Report). Hunter, Rose & Company.
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Annapolis, Nova Scotia (1896)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ Chapleau, Samuel E. St. O. (1896). Return on the Eighth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
- ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Annapolis, Nova Scotia (1900)". lop.parl.ca.
- ↑ LaMothe, H.G. (1901). Return of the Ninth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada, held on the 30th day of October, 1900, and the 7th day of November, 1900, by H. G. LaMothe, Esq., Clerk of the Crown in Chancery for Canada (Report). Ottawa: King's Printer.