Thomas Coffin (Nova Scotia politician)
The Hon. Thomas Coffin | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Shelburne | |
| In office 1867–1878 | |
| Preceded by | District was created by British North America Act, 1867 |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Robertson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1817 Barrington, Colony of Nova Scotia |
| Died | July 13, 1890 Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal (1873-1878) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal-Conservative (1869-1873) Anti-Confederate (1867-1869) |
| Cabinet | Receiver General (1873–1878) |
Thomas Coffin, PC (1817 – July 13, 1890) was a Canadian businessman and politician.
He was born in Barrington, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia in 1817. He owned a general store and with his brother and other partners operated a sawmill and shipbuilding yard on the Clyde River from 1854 until late in the 1870s. In 1855, he was named a justice of the peace and he served as school commissioner in Shelburne County and the Barrington district. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Reformer from 1851 to 1855 and as a Liberal from 1859 until Confederation. In 1867, he was elected to the 1st Canadian Parliament representing the riding of Shelburne as a Liberal-Conservative supporter of Sir John A. Macdonald. He was re-elected in 1872 and crossed the floor the next year to join the Liberal Party of Canada. He was re-elected 1874 and defeated in 1878. From 1873 to 1878, he was the Receiver General. He died in Barrington in 1890.
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Shelburne | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Shelburne | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| By-election on 9 December 1873
On Mr. Coffin being appointed Receiver-General of Canada, 7 November 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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| Liberal | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed | |||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Shelburne | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Coffin | acclaimed | ||||||
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| 1878 Canadian federal election: Shelburne | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Robertson | 966 | ||||||
| Unknown | Robert W. Freeman | 899 | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Coffin | 198 | ||||||
References
- Thomas Coffin – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Thomas Coffin". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.