Charles Elijah Fish

Charles Elijah Fish
Charles Elijah Fish
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Northumberland
	In office; 1925–1926
Preceded by	William Bunting Snowball
Succeeded by	Charles Joseph Morrissy
Personal details
Born	January 5, 1854; Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	July 3, 1933
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Annie Willard
Children	Frances Fish
Occupation	Building contractor, businessman, lumber merchant

Charles Elijah Fish (January 5, 1857 – July 3, 1933) was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1899 to 1903 and Northumberland in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1926 as a Conservative member.^[1]

He was born and educated in Newcastle, New Brunswick, the son of the lumber and flour merchant James A. Fish and Elizabeth McAllister.^[2] He was a lieutenant in the local militia. Fish became a lumber merchant and building contractor, in 1885 purchasing the French Fort Cove quarry in Newcastle and securing that year the contract to supply sandstone for construction of the Langevin Block in Ottawa.^[3]^[2]

Fish later served on the council for Northumberland County, also serving as county warden, and was at one time mayor of Newcastle. Serving just two years as a Member of Parliament, he was defeated in a bid for reelection to the House of Commons in 1926.

He married Annie Willard and their daughter, Frances Lillian Fish became a lawyer, the first woman admitted to the Nova Scotia Bar.

Electoral record

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election: Northumberland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Joseph Morrissy	6,201	52.16	+10.68
	Conservative	Charles Elijah Fish	5,687	47.84	-10.68
Total valid votes			11,888	100.00

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election: Northumberland
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Elijah Fish	5,331	58.52	+11.23
	Liberal	Frederick Tweedie	3,779	41.48	-11.23
Total valid votes			9,110	100.00

References

^ Charles Elijah Fish – Parliament of Canada biography
^ ^a ^b "Dictionary of Miramichi Biography". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^ Gwen L. Martin, Gesner's Dream: the trials and triumphs of early mining in New Brunswick, CIMMP, 2003, p. 132

Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1926, Al Normandin

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[1] Charles Elijah Fish – Parliament of Canada biography

[Miramichi-2] "Dictionary of Miramichi Biography". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

[3] Gwen L. Martin, Gesner's Dream: the trials and triumphs of early mining in New Brunswick, CIMMP, 2003, p. 132

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