Samuel Merner

The Hon.
Samuel Merner
The Hon. Samuel Merner
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Waterloo South
	In office; 1878–1882
Preceded by	James Young
Succeeded by	James Livingston
Senator for Hamburg, Ontario
	In office; 1887–1908
Appointed by	John A. Macdonald
Personal details
Born	9 January 1823; Kien, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Died	11 August 1908 (aged 85); Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario
Political party	Conservative

Samuel Merner (9 January 1823 – 11 August 1908) was a Canadian businessman and politician.

Born in Kien, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, with the last name of Muerner or Mürner, he immigrated to Canada with his parents in 1837 settling in Waterloo County, Ontario. He later anglicized his last name to Merner.

A businessman, his career in politics started in 1857 when he became a member of the council of the village of New Hamburg, Ontario. From 1873 to 1878, he was reeve of New Hamburg and served as Warden of Waterloo County in 1878. After losing a by-election in 1878 in the Ontario provincial riding of Waterloo South, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the federal riding of Waterloo South in the 1878 federal election. A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1882 election but was appointed to the Senate in 1887 representing the senatorial division of Hamburg, Ontario. He served until his death in 1908.

Electoral record

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Livingston	2,254	54.44	+0.88
	Conservative	Samuel Merner	1,886	45.56	-0.92
Total valid votes			4,140	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		+0.90
Source(s) "Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Livingston	1,580	53.52	+4.28
	Conservative	Samuel Merner	1,372	46.48	-4.28
Total valid votes			2,952	100.0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+4.28
Source(s) "Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: Waterloo South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Samuel Merner	1,468	50.76	–
	Liberal	James Young	1,424	49.24	–
Total valid votes			2,892	100.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		–
Source(s) "Waterloo South, Ontario (1867-1968)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

References

"Samuel Merner". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.

External links

Samuel Merner – Parliament of Canada biography