John Glasier

The Honourable
John Glasier
Senator for Sunbury, New Brunswick
In office
1868–1894
Appointed by John A. Macdonald
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Sunbury County
In office
1861–1868
Personal details
Born (1809-09-03)September 3, 1809
Lincoln, New Brunswick
Died July 7, 1894(1894-07-07) (aged 84)
Political party Liberal

John Glasier (September 3, 1809 July 7, 1894) was a Canadian lumberman and politician.[1] His surname also appears as Glazier.

Born in Lincoln, New Brunswick, the son of Benjamin Glasier, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Sunbury in the 1861 election. In 1842, he married Emmaline Garraty. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1865. A supporter of Confederation, he was summoned to the Canadian Senate in 1868 representing the senatorial division of Sunbury, New Brunswick. He died in office of cholera in Ottawa in 1894.

References

  1. "John Glasier". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005.

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