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- ↑ "British North America 1758-1866". Elections Canada . Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Historical Context: Loyalist New Brunswick". University of New Brunswick . Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Our Representatives in the House of Assembly". The Woodstock Dispatch. July 14, 1897. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ↑ Forbes, Ernest R.; James-Abra, Erin (March 24, 2023). "Politics in New Brunswick". The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ↑ "This Week in New Brunswick History". Government of New Brunswick . Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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