Charles Burpee

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Charles Burpee (June 18, 1817 – November 29, 1909) was a New Brunswick farmer and political figure. He represented Sunbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1887 as a Liberal member. He was a member of the Senate of Canada representing New Brunswick in 1900.

He was born in Sheffield, Sunbury County, New Brunswick in 1817 and grew up there. His family had settled there around 1763 after leaving Massachusetts. Burpee served on the provincial board of agriculture from 1864 to 1865. He was named to the Senate on February 1, 1900 and resigned on July 19 in the same year.

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• Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
• The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1880, CH Mackintosh