Christopher Dunkin

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The Hon.
Christopher Dunkin
Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Brome
In office
1867–1871
Succeeded byWilliam Warren Lynch
Personal details
Born(1812-09-25)September 25, 1812
Conservative
Other political
affiliations		Conservative Party of Quebec
Spouse(s)Mary Barber, daughter of Jonathan Barber
CabinetMinister of Agriculture (1869-1871)
Quebec Treasurer (1867-1869)

The Hon. Christopher Dunkin,

QC
(September 25, 1812 – January 6, 1881) was a Canadian editor, lawyer, teacher, judge, and politician.

Early life

Born at

Yale Universities, and Professor of Public speaking at McGill University. The "exceptionally intelligent" Dunkin had returned to Britain to study classics and mathematics at the University of London and the University of Glasgow
but graduated from neither.

In 1831, Dunkin rejoined his mother and stepfather in North America, continuing his education at Harvard University for two more years. Again, he did not graduate, but Harvard still awarded him an honorary degree and appointed him tutor of Greek and Latin for 1834–35. That did not go well for him. His Freshman class provoked what became known as the Dunkin Rebellion in which classroom furniture and windows were broken, followed by disruptions in morning and evening prayers. Dunkin's contract was not renewed.

Legal career

As a loyal British subject and

conservative, Dunkin did not hold a favourable view of life in the United States and instead left for Montreal, where British patriotic fervour was at its peak. In 1837, he gained his first employment in Montreal as a correspondent for the Morning Courier. The following year, he was appointed secretary to the Education Commission and then to the Postal Service Commission before he became Deputy Provincial Secretary for Canada East, an office he retained from 1842 to 1847. His diplomatic nature enabled him to work easily between all of the political parties at a turbulent time in Canadian politics. In his spare time, Dunkin had started studying law in the offices of Alexander Buchanan and then Francis Godschall Johnson
and was called to the Bar in 1846.

He became a partner in what was then Montreal's most prestigious law firm,

Knowlton, Quebec
.

Political career

He was first elected to the

Quebec Superior Court
.

Electoral record

1867 Canadian federal election: Brome
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Christopher Dunkin acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]

By-election: On Mr. Dunkin being called to the Privy Council and appointed Minister of Agriculture, 16 November 1869

By-election on 29 November 1869
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Christopher Dunkin acclaimed

References

  1. ^ "Wedd Family History - Family Tree". Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.

External links

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