Abraham Code (December 28, 1828 – March 23, 1898) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Lanark South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1869 to 1879.
Abraham Code | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1869–1879 | |
| Preceded by | William McNairn Shaw |
| Succeeded by | William Lees |
| Constituency | Lanark South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1828 Lanark Highlands, Ontario |
| Died | March 23, 1898 (aged 69) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Businessman |
He was born in Lanark Township in 1828 and educated there. He served as reeve for Drummond Township from 1860 to 1875. Code built a large woollen mill at Carleton Place in 1871; he was forced to close it due to financial difficulties in 1878. He was elected to the provincial legislature in an 1869 by-election held after the death of William McNairn Shaw. Code joined the federal Ministry of Internal Revenue as an Inspector of Weights and Measures in 1880. He died in Ottawa in 1898. He is buried in Beechwood Cemetery.
Electoral history
edit| 1867 Ontario general election: Lanark South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | William McNairn Shaw | 1,294 | 62.00 | |||||
| Liberal | Abraham Code | 791 | 37.90 | |||||
| Independent | Mr. Laurie | 2 | 0.10 | |||||
| Independent | Mr. Playfair | 0 | – | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,087 | 70.53 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,959 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, February 6, 1869: Lanark South Death of William McNairn Shaw | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Abraham Code | 825 | 56.12 | −5.88 | ||||
| Independent | W. Doran | 645 | 43.88 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,470 | 100.0 | −29.56 | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −5.88 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[2]: 187 | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Lanark South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Abraham Code | 816 | 42.88 | −13.24 | ||||
| Liberal | T. Haggart | 666 | 35.00 | |||||
| Independent | Mr. Cameron | 421 | 22.12 | |||||
| Turnout | 1,903 | 66.10 | +29.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,879 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −13.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Lanark South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Abraham Code | 1,234 | 53.68 | +10.80 | ||||
| Liberal | W. Doran | 1,065 | 46.32 | +11.33 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,299 | 72.57 | +6.47 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,168 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −0.27 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
External links
edit- Abraham Code – Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archive)
- Beckwith: Irish and Scottish Identities in a Canadian Community, GJ Lockwood
- The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1879, CH Mackintosh
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