Albert James Smith Copp (December 19, 1866 –October 8, 1912) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Albert James Smith Copp | |
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| Member of the Canada Parliament for Digby | |
| In office 1896–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Charles Bowers |
| Succeeded by | Clarence Jameson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 19, 1866 Amherst, Nova Scotia |
| Died | October 8, 1912 (aged 45) |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Political party | Liberal |
Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia,[1] the son of Thomas Copp, Copp was educated in Amherst Academy, Dorchester and Sackville, New Brunswick. He was called to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1879.[2] Copp practised law in Digby. He was a crown prosecutor for the County of Digby from 1887 to 1910. He served as Commercial Agent for Canada in Boston in 1910.[3] He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Digby in the general elections of 1896. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900 and 1904. He was defeated in 1908.[1]
In 1881, he married Eliza Dennison.[3]
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Digby | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert James Smith Copp | 1,923 | ||||||
| Conservative | J. Edgar Jones | 1,418 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Digby | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert James Smith Copp | 1,840 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Arthur Grinson | 1,096 | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | C. Comeau | 105 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Digby | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Clarence Jameson | 1,771 | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert James Smith Copp | 1,640 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b c Albert James Smith Copp – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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