John Bolton (Canadian politician)

John Bolton (November 18, 1824 – July 14, 1872) was a New Brunswick businessman and political figure. He represented Charlotte in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal member.[1]

For other people named John Bolton, see John Bolton (disambiguation).

He was born in England in 1824 and educated there. He was a merchant at Saint Stephen, New Brunswick.[2] In 1858, he married a Miss Christiana Hezediah Upton. His sister Kate married Benjamin Robert Stephenson who represented Charlotte in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.[3] Bolton died at Saint Stephen in 1872.[4]

His daughter Ethel married William Frederick Todd, who served in the provincial assembly and the House of Commons and went on to become Lieutenant Governor for the province.[5]

References
  1. John Bolton – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1872)
  3. The Canadian parliamentary companion for 1875, HJ Morgan
  4. The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1873)
  5. Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1910, EJ Chambers


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