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Rufus Nelson England

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Rufus Nelson England
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Brome
In office
1889–1897
Preceded byWilliam Warren Lynch
Succeeded byHenry Thomas Duffy
Personal details
Born(1851-05-04)May 4, 1851
Knowlton, Canada East
DiedNovember 28, 1911(1911-11-28) (aged 60)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyConservative

Rufus Nelson England (May 4, 1851 – November 28, 1911) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Brome in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1889 to 1897 as a Conservative.

He was born in Knowlton, Canada East, the son of Israël England and Mary Villiers Curtis, and was educated at the Knowlton Academy and Stanstead College. England was a telegraph operator for the Canadian Pacific Railway and postmaster at Knowlton. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1889 by-election held after William Warren Lynch was named a judge. He was married twice: first to a Miss Beach and then, in 1890, to Mary Cornelia Lambkin. England died in Montreal at the age of 60 and was buried in Knowlton, Quebec.

References

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  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.