Charles Connell (1810 – June 28, 1873) was a Canadian politician, now remembered mainly for placing his image on a 5-cent postage stamp. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services Born in the then-British colony of New Brunswick to a family of Loyalists, who fled the American Revolution, he entered politics in 1846, serving in the colony's Legislative Assembly and House of Assembly. This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally This article concerns Loyalists in the American Revolution. For information on the role of those Loyalists in Canadian history after their emigration see United Empire In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display
On August 5, 1835, he married Anne Fisher, sister of L. P. Fisher. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lewis Peter Fisher ( 1820 - October 10, 1905) was elected Woodstock New Brunswick 's first mayor in 1856 when the Town of Woodstock was They had 7 children, one of whom died at a young age. She died on October 5, 1895 and is buried in the Old Methodist Cemetery in Woodstock, New Brunswick. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Woodstock (2006 pop 5113 is a Canadian town in Carleton County, New Brunswick. His son George Heber went on to serve in the House of Commons. George Heber Connell (1836 &ndash February 15 1881) was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
In 1858, Connell was appointed postmaster general of the colony, at a time when increasing trade with the United States was forcing the British colonies to reconsider their currencies and institute a decimal system that would be more familiar to their American neighbors. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the New Brunswick adopted a decimal currency in 1859, and in the following year, Connell issued the first series of postage stamps in the new denomination. While few people had problems with the new currency, they were outraged that Connell chose to depict himself on the 5-cent stamp, instead of Queen Victoria. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland In an effort to stem the criticism and charges of extreme arrogance, he offered to buy up all the stamps and burned them publicly on the front lawn of his house. It is unknown how many stamps survived, but they number no more than a few dozen and are now extremely rare. [1]
Despite the episode, Connell continued to serve in the colonial legislature up until 1867. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A member of the Executive Council of New Brunswick, he served as Surveyor General from July 10, 1866 to July 17, 1867. The Executive Council of New Brunswick (informally and more commonly the Cabinet of New Brunswick) is the Cabinet of that Canadian The Department of Natural Resources is a department in the Government of New Brunswick, Canada.
An ardent supporter of Canadian Confederation, Connell was elected as a Member of Parliament representing the New Brunswick electoral district of Carleton in the first two Canadian parliaments. The 39th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 3 2006 until September 7 2008 An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based Carleton was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917
From 1865 to 1866, he published his own newspaper, The Union. [1]
His house, known as the Charles Connell House is located in Woodstock, New Brunswick, and is now a museum run by the Carleton County Historical Society. Charles Connell House is the present name of the residence of the Hon Woodstock (2006 pop 5113 is a Canadian town in Carleton County, New Brunswick. The Carleton County Historical Society (CCHS located in southwest New Brunswick, was established in 1960
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External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- Charles Connell
- Photo of his Gravestone
- Genealogical Data
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