Isaac Burpee

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The Hon. Isaac Burpee
Canadian Parliament for City and County of St. John
In office 1872–1885
Preceded by	John Hamilton Gray
Succeeded by	Charles Arthur Everett
Personal details
Born	(1825-11-28)November 28, 1825 Sheffield, New Brunswick
Died	March 1, 1885(1885-03-01) (aged 59) New York City, New York
Political party	Liberal
Cabinet	Minister of Customs (1873-1878) Minister of Agriculture (Acting) (1876-1877)

Isaac Burpee,

merchant, entrepreneur, and politician.

Born in

(Acting). He served until his death in 1885.

Electoral record

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	3,249	–	Y
	Liberal	Acalus Lockwood Palmer	2,204	–	Y
	Unknown	William Elder	1,771	–
	Unknown	D.S. Kerr	486	–
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]

By-election on 1 December 1873 On Mr. Burpee being appointed Minister of Customs, 7 November 1873
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	acclaimed

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v t e 1874 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	2,826	–	Y
	Liberal	Acalus Lockwood Palmer	2,261	–	Y
	Unknown	J.V. Ellis	1,561	–

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	2,686	–	Y
	Liberal	Charles Wesley Weldon	2,449	–	Y
	Unknown	George Edwin King	2,180	–
	Liberal	Acalus Lockwood Palmer	1,981	–

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	2,459	–	Y
	Liberal	Charles Wesley Weldon	2,225	–	Y
	Conservative	Charles Arthur Everett	1,925	–
	Liberal–Conservative	W.H. Tuck[2]	1,864	–

References

• "Isaac Burpee". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
• Isaac Burpee – Parliament of Canada biography