Isaac Burpee

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Isaac Burpee

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| constituency_MP = City and County of St. John

| parliament = Canadian

| predecessor = John Hamilton Gray

| successor = Charles Arthur Everett

| term_start = 1872

| term_end = 1885

| birth_date = {{birth date|1825|11|28}}

| birth_place = Sheffield, New Brunswick

| death_date = {{death date and age|1885|03|01|1825|11|28}}

| death_place = New York City, New York

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| party = Liberal

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| cabinet = Minister of Customs (1873-1878)
Minister of Agriculture (Acting) (1876-1877)

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Isaac Burpee, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|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

{{1872 Canadian federal election/City and County of St. John}}

{{CanElec1-by|1 December 1873|On Mr. Burpee being appointed Minister of Customs, 7 November 1873}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Isaac Burpee|acclaimed}}

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{{1874 Canadian federal election/City and County of St. John}}

{{1878 Canadian federal election/City and County of St. John}}

{{1882 Canadian federal election/City and County of St. John}}

References

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  • {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=8144}}

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Category:1825 births

Category:1885 deaths

Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs

Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick

Category:Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada

Category:Colony of New Brunswick people

Category:19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada

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