Stephen Burpee Appleby

Stephen Burpee Appleby (1836 – December 10, 1903) was a Canadian politician and lawyer.[1]

Stephen Burpee Appleby
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Carleton County
In office
1900–1903
Preceded byFrank Broadstreet Carvell
Succeeded by1
Member of Parliament
for Carleton
In office
1874 – 1878
Preceded byCharles Connell
Succeeded byGeorge H. Connell
Personal details
Born1836
Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedDecember 10, 1903
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Harriet Elizabeth Estey
ResidenceWoodstock, New Brunswick
Professionlawyer

Appleby was born in Florenceville, New Brunswick. In 1864, Appleby married Harriet Elizabeth Estey. He was called to the New Brunswick bar in 1869.[2] Appleby practised law in Woodstock, New Brunswick.[3] He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party in an 1873 by-election held in the riding of Carleton after the death of Charles Connell. Appleby was reelected in the 1874 general election. He was defeated in the 1878 election by Connell's son George Heber Connell.[1]

In 1900, Appleby returned to politics as a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.[4]

Notes
1.^ Carleton County sent three representatives to the Legislative Assembly during Appleby's tenure. In 1903, Frank Smith and Wendell P. Jones succeeded Appleby and Hugh H. McCain. The third member, James Kidd Flemming, was reelected.[4]

References
  1. Stephen Burpee Appleby – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1877 CH Mackintosh
  3. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  4. Ketchum, T. C. L. A Short History of Carleton County, New Brunswick. Woodstock: Sentinel Publishing Co., LTD.


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