John James Fraser was a New Brunswick (Canada) lawyer, judge, and politician. John Fraser was born at Beaubears Island, Northumberland County, New Brunswick. He married twice, the first time in 1867 to Martha Cumming. She died in 1871 and in 1884 he married Jane M. Paulette Fisher, eldest daughter of former Premier, Charles Fisher. In 1865 he won a seat in the colonial legislature as an Anti-Confederation Party MLA but lost his seat the next year.

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  • John James Fraser was a New Brunswick (Canada) lawyer, judge, and politician. John Fraser was born at Beaubears Island, Northumberland County, New Brunswick. He married twice, the first time in 1867 to Martha Cumming. She died in 1871 and in 1884 he married Jane M. Paulette Fisher, eldest daughter of former Premier, Charles Fisher. In 1865 he won a seat in the colonial legislature as an Anti-Confederation Party MLA but lost his seat the next year. After Canadian confederation he ultimately joined the government and was appointed to the legislative council serving as president of the Executive Council from 1871 to 1872. That year he won a seat in the legislature and served as Provincial Secretary from 1872 to 1878 when he succeeded George E. King as Premier and Attorney-General. Fraser was the first premier to give both the Acadian and the Irish sections of the Roman Catholic community effective representation in cabinet. Pierre-Amand Landry was made commissioner of public works, while Michael Adams became surveyor general with responsibility for administering crown lands. In 1882, after running unsuccessfully for a seat in the federal parliament, Fraser left politics and was appointed to the provincial supreme court and from 1893 to 1896 he served as lieutenant-governor of the province. John Fraser died in 1896 in Genoa, Italy.
  • L'honorable John James Fraser était un homme politique néo-brunswickois. Fraser était le premier premier ministre à donner à la fois aux catholiques acadiens et irlandais une représentation au sein du cabinet provincial. En 1882, Fraser quitte la politique pour être nommé à la Cour suprême de la province. De 1893 à 1896, il sert à titre de lieutenant-gouverneur.
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  • John James Fraser was a New Brunswick (Canada) lawyer, judge, and politician. John Fraser was born at Beaubears Island, Northumberland County, New Brunswick. He married twice, the first time in 1867 to Martha Cumming. She died in 1871 and in 1884 he married Jane M. Paulette Fisher, eldest daughter of former Premier, Charles Fisher. In 1865 he won a seat in the colonial legislature as an Anti-Confederation Party MLA but lost his seat the next year.
  • L'honorable John James Fraser était un homme politique néo-brunswickois. Fraser était le premier premier ministre à donner à la fois aux catholiques acadiens et irlandais une représentation au sein du cabinet provincial. En 1882, Fraser quitte la politique pour être nommé à la Cour suprême de la province. De 1893 à 1896, il sert à titre de lieutenant-gouverneur.
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