Charles Edwin Kaulbach
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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| name = Charles Edwin Kaulbach
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| constituency_MP = Lunenburg
| parliament = Canadian
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| predecessor = Charles Edward Church
| successor = Thomas Twining Keefler
| term_start = 1878
| term_end = 1882
| constituency_MP2 = Lunenburg
| parliament2 = Canadian
| predecessor2 = Thomas Twining Keefler
| successor2 = James Daniel Eisenhauer
| term_start2 = 1883
| term_end2 = 1887
| constituency_MP3 = Lunenburg
| parliament3 = Canadian
| predecessor3 = James Daniel Eisenhauer
| successor3 = Alexander Kenneth Maclean
| term_start3 = 1891
| term_end3 = 1904
| birth_date = {{birth date|1834|7|13}}
| birth_place = Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1907|5|25|1834|7|13}}
| death_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| party = Conservative
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Charles Edwin Kaulbach (July 13, 1834 – May 25, 1907) was a merchant, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1882, from 1883 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1904 as a Conservative member.{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=11874|nolist=yes}}
Early life and education
He was born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the son of John H. Kaulbach, who was high sheriff for Lunenburg, and Sophia Fredericka Newman. He was educated in Lunenburg.{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/canadiandirector0000publ/page/298 |page=298 |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament, 1867-1967 |editor-first=J.K. |editor-last=Johnson |location=Ottawa |publisher=Public Archives Canada |date=1968 |url-access=registration}}
Career
Kaulbach was a lieutenant-colonel in the militia and also served as high sheriff for Lunenburg. He was also a director of the Lunenburg Marine Insurance Company.{{cite book |url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.32961/162 |pages=140-141 |title=The Canadian Parliamentary Companion |year=1891 |publisher=J. Durie & Son |editor-last=Gemmill |editor-first=J.A. |location=Ottawa}} He was defeated in the 1882 general election but won a subsequent by-election held in 1883 after the election results were appealed. Kaulbach was defeated in bids for reelection in 1887 and 1904. He died in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the age of 72.
Personal life
His older brother Henry served in the provincial assembly and the Senate of Canada.
Electoral record
{{1878 Canadian federal election/Lunenburg}}
{{1882 Canadian federal election/Lunenburg}}
{{CanElec1-by|10 October 1883|On election being declared void}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative (historical)|Charles Edwin Kaulbach|1,991}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Thomas Twining Keefler|1,712}}
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