Jabez Bunting Snowball
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The Hon. Jabez Bunting Snowball |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Northumberland |
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In office 1878–1882 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Peter Mitchell |
| Senator from New Brunswick | |
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In office 1891–1902 |
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| 11th Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick | |
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In office January 21, 1902 – February 24, 1907 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Governor General |
The Earl of Minto The Earl Grey |
| Premier | Lemuel J. Tweedie |
| Preceded by | Abner Reid McClelan |
| Succeeded by | Lemuel John Tweedie |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 24, 1837 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
| Died | February 24, 1907 (aged 69) Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
Margaret MacDougall (m. 1858; d. 1871) Margaret Ellen Archibald (m. 1873) |
| Children | William Bunting Snowball |
| Occupation | Exporter, lumber merchant, shipowner |
| Website | [1] |
Jabez Bunting Snowball (24 September 1837 – 24 February 1907) was a businessman, the 11th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, Canada, and politician from the Town of Chatham, New Brunswick. He operated a number of businesses in the eastern part of the province and was one of its most prominent citizens.
Snowball came to the Miramichi Valley from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia when his father, a Methodist Minister, answered a call to St. Luke's Church in Chatham.
Snowball attended Wesleyan Academy in Sackville, New Brunswick, and was dissuaded by his family from going to California to seek his fortune.
Snowball started his working life as a clerk in a dry goods store in Chatham, owned by John MacDougall whose daughter Margaret he married. When MacDougall died in 1866, Snowball, at the age of 27, took over the business and expanded it.
In 1871, he was a founder of the Miramichi Steam Navigation Company which soon built and operated six small steamers on the river. On his own account he purchased and operated several others. The next year he built the largest steam sawmill in the Province, milling some 170,000 board feet (400 m³) of lumber per day. He soon opened sawmills in Tracadie, Bay du Vin and Red Bank, operating a grist mill in the last community as well.
Fish attracted his attention as well, and soon Snowball had canneries on Shippegan Island and Miscou Island. In 1879, he sent 200,000 lb. of lobster to the United Kingdom.
Snowball was a tough master, hard working and expecting the same from all his employees. He vigorously put down any attempts to unionize.
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