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Arthur Hill Gillmor

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The Hon.
Arthur Hill Gillmor
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Charlotte
In office
1872–1896
Preceded byJohn McAdam
Succeeded byGilbert Ganong
Senator for New Brunswick
In office
1900–1903
Appointed byWilfrid Laurier
Personal details
Born(1824-03-12)March 12, 1824
Saint George, New Brunswick
DiedApril 13, 1903(1903-04-13) (aged 79)
Mattawamkeag, Maine, USA
Political partyLiberal
ChildrenDaniel Gillmor

Arthur Hill Gillmor (March 12, 1824 – April 13, 1903) was a Canadian farmer, lumberman and Liberal politician from New Brunswick. He was the son of Daniel and Purmelia Gillmor, both native of New Brunswick. He was educated at the St. Andrews Grammar School, St. Andrews and later engaged in the local lumber and farming business. Mr. Gillmor married Hannah Dawes Howe, of Maine, in January 1846. They had four children: Daniel, Henry, Percy and Delia.

Mr. Gillmor sat in New Brunswick's House of Assembly for five terms, and gained a reputation for integrity. The last of these mandates was as provincial secretary in Albert James Smith's government, which had run on a platform opposing Confederation. When the Smith government was defeated in the 1866 election, Gillmor left politics for a time to concentrate on business.

After Confederation, he represented the riding of Charlotte, New Brunswick in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1896. He was a strong candidate for the office of Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick in 1899, being strongly endorsed by his former political opponents as well as supporters, but did not secure the appointment. He was subsequently appointed Canadian commissioner to the World's Fair at Paris. He was appointed to the Senate by Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1900, where he served until his death in 1903, when he died on a train in Mattawamkeag, Maine while en route to Ottawa after a return trip to his hometown of St. George. Mr. Gillmor is buried in the St. George Rural Cemetery, in St. George, New Brunswick.

His son Daniel also served in the Senate from 1907 to 1918.

Electoral results

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1896 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gilbert White Ganong 2,453 55.3 +8.7
Liberal Arthur Hill Gillmor 1,981 44.7 -8.7
Total valid votes 4,434 100.0
1891 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Hill Gillmor 1,934 53.4 +2.3
Conservative George J. Clarke 1,686 46.6 -2.3
Total valid votes 3,620 100.0
1887 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Hill Gillmor 1,892 51.1 -4.5
Conservative John D. Chipman 1,811 48.9 +4.5
Total valid votes 3,703 100.0
1882 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Hill Gillmor 1,558 55.6 +1.4
Conservative B. R. Stevenson 1,244 44.4 -1.4
Total valid votes 2,802 100.0
1878 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Hill Gillmor 1,522 54.2 -1.2
Conservative John McAdam 1,284 45.8 +1.2
Total valid votes 2,806 100.0
1874 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Hill Gillmor 1,518 55.4 +9.3
Conservative John McAdam 1,222 44.6 -9.3
Total valid votes 2,740 100.0
Source(s)
"Charlotte, New Brunswick (1867-08-06 - 1968-04-22)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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1872 Canadian federal election: Charlotte
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John McAdam 1,551 53.9
Liberal Arthur Hill Gillmor 1,329 46.1 -10.8
Total valid votes 2,880 100.0
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
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