Timothy Warren Anglin
| Timothy Warren Anglin | |
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| 2nd Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada | |
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In office March 26, 1874 – February 12, 1879 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General |
The Earl of Dufferin The Marquess of Lorne |
| Prime Minister | Alexander Mackenzie |
| Preceded by | James Cockburn |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Godéric Blanchet |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Gloucester, New Brunswick |
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In office 1867–1882 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Kennedy Francis Burns |
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August 31, 1822 Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | May 4, 1896 (aged 73) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | newspaper editor newspaper owner |
Timothy Warren Anglin (August 31, 1822 – May 4, 1896) was a Canadian politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons.
Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland, Anglin emigrated at the age of 26 as part of the exodus caused by the Irish Potato Famine. Following a sectarian riot in New Brunswick between members of the Orange Order and Catholics, Anglin appealed for moderation and unity. This led him to take up the editorship of a new newspaper, The Freeman, in 1849, which made him an influential voice in the colony. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1861, and became an opponent of Canadian Confederation and of the government of Samuel Leonard Tilley which he helped defeat in 1865. Tilley returned to power the next year, however, with the defeat of the Anti-Confederation Party in the election. Anglin lost his own seat.
New Brunswick entered Confederation as a province in 1867 and Anglin won a seat in the new Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Gloucester in the country's first general election.
When the Liberals came to power in the 1874 election, the new Prime Minister of Canada, Alexander Mackenzie, nominated Anglin as Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons.
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