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Alfred Augustus Stockton

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Preceded by
  
Joseph John Tucker

Succeeded by
  
William Pugsley

Role
  
Lawyer


Name
  
Alfred Stockton

Political party
  
Conservative

Resigned
  
March 15, 1907

Alfred Augustus Stockton

Preceded by
  
Daniel Lionel Hanington

Born
  
November 2, 1842 Studholm Parish, New Brunswick (
1842-11-02
)

Died
  
March 15, 1907, Ottawa, Canada

Party
  
Conservative Party of Canada

Education
  
Illinois Wesleyan University, Mount Allison University

Alfred Augustus Stockton, Ph.D, LL.D (November 2, 1842 – March 15, 1907) was a Canadian lawyer, professor, politician, and writer.

Born in Studholm, New Brunswick, the son of William Augustus Wiggins Stockton and Sarah Oldfield, Stockton received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in 1867 from Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy (now Mount Allison University). He also received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1869 and an LL.D in 1887 from Victoria University in Cobourg, Ontario (now Victoria University in the University of Toronto). In 1883, he received a Ph.D by examination and dissertation from Illinois Wesleyan University. He was called to the New Brunswick Bar in 1868.

From 1883 to 1899, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and was Leader of the Opposition from 1892 to 1899. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for City and County of St. John in the 1904 federal election. A Conservative. He served until his death in 1907.

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Alfred Augustus Stockton Wikipedia