Urbain Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada
About Urbain Johnson
- Urbain Johnson (January 27, 1824 – April 1917) was a farmer and political figure in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
- He represented Kent County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1869 to 1870, from 1874 to 1882 and from 1895 to 1908 as a Liberal member. He was born and educated at Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick, the son of Simon Johnson and Geneviève Vautour.
- Johnson was a descendant of Scottish immigrants who had first settled among the Acadians in the Chaleur Bay area.
- In 1856, he married Nathalie Leblanc. Johnson was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in an 1869 by-election held after Owen McInerney was named to the Legislative Council.
- Johnson was defeated in the general election which followed in 1870.
- He opposed the Common Schools Act which banned religious instruction in the province's school system based on the principle of Separation of church and state.
- He attended the convention of the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste convention in Quebec City in 1880 and the Acadian national convention in 1881, where he suggested that the Acadians choose a different holiday and symbols from those chosen by other French Canadians.
- He also was a justice of the peace and an officer in the local militia.
- Johnson retired from politics in 1908.
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