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Jacob Dockstader Buell

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Jacob Dockstader Buell
Jacob Buell, Captain of the Brockville Infantry Company, 1866
Member of Parliament
for Brockville
In office
1872–1878
Preceded byJames Crawford
Succeeded byWilliam Fitzsimmons
Mayor of Brockville
In office
1870–1876
Personal details
BornOctober 4, 1827
Brockville, Upper Canada
DiedJanuary 1, 1894(1894-01-01) (aged 66)
Brockville, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
RelativesWilliam Buell, Jr. (father)
OccupationLawyer, soldier, politician
Military service
AllegianceCanada
Branch/serviceCanadian militia
Years of service1862 - 1870s
RankCaptain
Colonel
UnitBrockville Infantry Company
Commands41st Brockville Battalion
Battles/warsFenian Raids

Jacob Dockstader Buell (October 4, 1827 – January 1, 1894) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Brockville in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1878 as a Liberal member.[1]

He was born in Brockville, Upper Canada,[1] the son of William Buell, and was educated there. He was called to the bar in 1854[2] and practised law in Brockville.[3] His first wife was Susan Chaffey; after her death in 1857, he married Margaret Sophia Senkler in 1861. Buell was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the local militia, and raised the Brockville Infantry Company in 1862 after the Trent Affair. He served as mayor for Brockville for seven years. In 1871, Buell ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial legislature.[2] He was defeated by William Fitzsimmons in a bid for reelection to the federal seat in 1878.[1]

Electoral record

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1872 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jacob Dockstader Buell 804
Unknown H. Abbott 793
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]
1874 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Jacob Dockstader Buell 910
Conservative J. Crawford 868
Source: open.canada.ca[5][not specific enough to verify]
1878 Canadian federal election: Brockville
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Fitzsimmons 1,033
Liberal Jacob Dockstader Buell 906

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jacob Dockstader Buell – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography being chiefly men of the time ..., GM Rose (1886)
  3. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  4. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Brockville
1872–1878
Succeeded by