| Nathaniel Stephen Appleby | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1875–1883 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Corby |
| Succeeded by | William Parker Hudson |
| Constituency | Hastings East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1811 (1811) Tyendinaga, Upper Canada |
| Died | 1890 (aged 78–79) San Francisco, California |
| Political party | Independent-Conservative |
| Spouse | Sarah Maria Lewis |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Nathaniel Stephen Appleby (1811–1890) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Hastings East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as an independent Conservative from 1875 to 1883.
He was born in Tyendinaga, Upper Canada in 1820, the son of Thomas Dorland Appleby, and educated in Belleville, Ontario. He operated flour mills near Shannonville, Ontario. In 1842, he married Sarah Maria Lewis. Appleby was reeve for Tyendinaga Township from 1851 to 1870 and warden for Hastings County from 1858 to 1862. He also served as justice of the peace. He was defeated by William Parker Hudson for the Hastings East seat in 1883.
Electoral history
| 1875 Ontario general election: Hastings East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent Conservative | Nathaniel Stephen Appleby | 1,064 | 63.37 | |||||
| Conservative | B.S. Wilson | 571 | 34.01 | −54.56 | ||||
| Conservative | G.J. Potts | 44 | 2.62 | −85.95 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,679 | 58.20 | +48.10 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,885 | |||||||
| Independent Conservative gain from Conservative | Swing | +27.28 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election: Hastings East | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent Conservative | Nathaniel Stephen Appleby | 1,204 | 51.52 | −11.85 | ||||
| Conservative | Mr. Gordon | 1,133 | 48.48 | +11.85 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,337 | 67.82 | +9.62 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,446 | |||||||
| Independent Conservative hold | Swing | −11.85 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario | ||||||||
References
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- CH Mackintosh, ed. (1878). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion and Annual Register. Ottawa: Citizen Print. and Pub. Company. p. 210.
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