8th New Brunswick Legislature
The 8th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick between January 30, 1821, and 1827.
The assembly sat at the pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick George S. Smyth. Howard Douglas became lieutenant governor in 1824.
The speaker of the house was selected as William Botsford. In 1824, after Botsford was appointed a judge, Ward Chipman, Jr. was elected speaker. Harry Peters succeeded Chipman as speaker in 1826.
History
Members
| Electoral District | Name |
|---|---|
| Saint John County | Ward Chipman[1] Robert Parker (1826) |
| Andrew S. Ritchie | |
| John McNeil Wilmot | |
| Charles Simonds | |
| York | Peter Fraser |
| John Allen | |
| John Dow | |
| Stair Agnew[2] William Taylor (1822) | |
| Westmorland | William Botsford[1] William Crane (1824) |
| Rufus Smith | |
| Joseph Crandall[3] Malcolm Wilmot (1823) | |
| Benjamin Wilson | |
| Kings | John Cougle Vail |
| David B. Wetmore | |
| Queens | Samuel Scovil |
| William Peters | |
| Charlotte | Hugh Mackay |
| John Campbell | |
| Peter Stubs | |
| Joseph N. Clarke | |
| Northumberland | Richard Simonds |
| Hugh Munro | |
| Sunbury | Elijah Miles |
| Amos Perley[4] William Wilmot (1824) | |
| Saint John City | Hugh Johnston, Jr. |
| Harry Peters |
Notes
- appointed judge
- died in 1821
- declared ineligible because he was a preacher
- died in 1822
References
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