Joshua Homer
Joshua Attwood Reynolds Homer (August 1, 1827 – September 20, 1886) was a Canadian Member of Parliament from British Columbia.[1]
The son of Joseph Homer[2], he was born in Barrington, Nova Scotia[1] and educated there[2], but later moved to the British Columbia Colony, settling in New Westminster in 1958. Homer eventually became a merchant and eventually High Sheriff for the colony. In that capacity, he declared the union with Vancouver Island on behalf of Governor Frederick Seymour in 1866.[3] In 1860, he married Sophie Wilson. In 1863, he was elected to the first Legislative Council for the Colony of British Columbia; Homer was reelected in 1864.[2]
Homer was a Liberal-Conservative candidate in New Westminster during the 1874 federal election but lost to Liberal James Cunningham. Homer was later elected Member of Parliament in an 1882 by-election when incumbent Thomas Robert McInnes resigned to accept an appointment in the Senate. His election was confirmed in the general election only six months later. Homer died in office[1] in New Westminster before he could complete the term.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Joshua Homer - Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b c d Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Snyders, Tom. "Namely Vancouver: A Hidden History of Vancouver Place Names". p. 136. http://books.google.com/books?id=XGKn60hDm9sC&pg=PA136. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
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| Preceded by Thomas Robert McInnes, Independent |
Member of Parliament for New Westminster 1882–1886 |
Succeeded by Donald Chisholm, Conservative |
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