About John Glasier
Lived 1809 – 1894 (aged 84). John Glasier was a Canadian politician and timber merchant.
John Glasier (September 3, 1809 – July 7, 1894) was a Canadian lumberman and politician. His surname also appears as Glazier.
Born in Lincoln, New Brunswick, the son of Benjamin Glasier, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Sunbury in the 1861 election. In 1842, he married Emmaline Garraty. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1865. A supporter of Confederation, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1868, representing the senatorial division of Sunbury, New Brunswick. He died in office of cholera in Ottawa in 1894.
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Who was John Glasier?
Canadian politician (1809–1894)
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John Glasier was born on 3 September 1809 in Lincoln.
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John Glasier died on 7 July 1894.
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John Glasier was a politician and timber merchant.
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John Glasier was Canadian.
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