John Burpee Mills

John Burpee Mills
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Annapolis
In office
1887–1900
Preceded byWilliam Hallett Ray
Succeeded byFletcher Bath Wade
Personal details
Born(1850-07-24)24 July 1850
Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia, British North America
Died28 December 1913(1913-12-28) (aged 63)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
PartyConservative

John Burpee Mills, KC (24 July 1850 – 28 December 1913) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.[1]

Born in Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia,[1] the son of John Mills and Jane McCormick,[2] Mills received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1871 and a Master of Arts degree in 1877 from Acadia College. He also attended Harvard Law School and was called to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1875. He was created a Queen's Counsel in 1890.[3] In 1905, he was called to the British Columbia Bar. Miller began the practice of law in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia and later practised in Vancouver. He was editor of the Annapolis Spectator.[2]

He was a member from 1882 until 1887 of the municipal council of Annapolis, Nova Scotia. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Annapolis in the 1887 election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1891 and 1896. He was defeated in the 1900 election.[1]

Mills was married twice: first to Bessie B. Corbitt in 1878 and then to Agnes K. Rose in 1896. He died in Providence, Rhode Island at the age of 63.[2]

Electoral record

1887 Canadian federal election: Annapolis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Burpee Mills 1,758 50.40 –
Liberal William Hallett Ray 1,730 49.60 -1.51
Total valid votes 3,488 –
Source: Library of Parliament[4][5]
1891 Canadian federal election: Annapolis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Burpee Mills 1,835 52.47 +2.07
Unknown William A. Chipman 1,662 47.53 –
Total valid votes 3,497 –
Source: Library of Parliament[6][7]
1896 Canadian federal election: Annapolis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Burpee Mills 2,012 52.57 +0.10
Liberal James Wilberforce Longley 1,815 47.43 –
Total valid votes 3,827 –
Source: Library of Parliament[8][9]
1900 Canadian federal election: Annapolis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fletcher Bath Wade 1,883 52.07 +4.65
Conservative John Burpee Mills 1,733 47.93 -4.65
Total valid votes 3,616 –
Source: Library of Parliament[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c John Burpee Mills – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ^ "Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896". Internet Archive. 1898.
  4. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Annapolis, Nova Scotia (1887)". lop.parl.ca.
  5. ^ Pope, Richard (1887). Return on the ... General Election for the House of Commons of Canada (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
  6. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Annapolis, Nova Scotia (1891)". lop.parl.ca.
  7. ^ Chapleau, Samuel E. St. O. (1891). Return on the Seventh General Election for the House of Commons of Canada (Report). Hunter, Rose & Company.
  8. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Annapolis, Nova Scotia (1896)". lop.parl.ca.
  9. ^ Chapleau, Samuel E. St. O. (1896). Return on the Eighth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
  10. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Annapolis, Nova Scotia (1900)". lop.parl.ca.
  11. ^ LaMothe, H.G. (1901). Return of the Ninth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada, held on the 30th day of October, 1900, and the 7th day of November, 1900, by H. G. LaMothe, Esq., Clerk of the Crown in Chancery for Canada (Report). Ottawa: King's Printer.
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