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Arthur Bliss Copp

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The Honourable
Arthur Bliss Copp
The Honourable Arthur Bliss Copp, PC
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Westmorland
In office
1901–1912
Leader of the Opposition of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
In office
1912–1912
Preceded byClifford William Robinson
Succeeded byLouis-Auguste Dugal
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Westmorland
In office
1915–1925
Preceded byHenry Emmerson
Succeeded byOtto Baird Price
Secretary of State of Canada
In office
December 29, 1921 – September 24, 1925
Prime MinisterW. L. Mackenzie King
Preceded byRodolphe Monty
Succeeded byWalter Edward Foster
Senator for Westmorland, New Brunswick
In office
September 25, 1925 – December 5, 1949
Nominated byW. L. Mackenzie King
Appointed byThe Viscount Byng of Vimy
Personal details
Born(1870-07-10)July 10, 1870
Jolicure, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedDecember 5, 1949(1949-12-05) (aged 79)
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Party of New Brunswick

Arthur Bliss Copp PC (July 10, 1870 – December 5, 1949) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Jolicure, New Brunswick, to Joseph Harvey Copp and Frances Lydia Brennan. He was a lawyer before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1901 by-election; he represented Westmorland County until 1912. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the New Brunswick riding of Westmorland in a 1915 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1917 and 1921. From 1921 to 1925, he was the Secretary of State of Canada. In 1925, he was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Westmorland, New Brunswick. He died in office in 1949. He is buried in the Sackville Rural Cemetery in Sackville, New Brunswick.

Electoral record

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By-election on 1 February 1915
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Arthur Bliss Copp acclaimed
1917 Canadian federal election: Westmoreland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Opposition Arthur Bliss Copp 6,645 57.2 +6.8
  Government Otto Baird Price 4,982 42.8 -6.8
1921 Canadian federal election: Westmoreland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Arthur Bliss Copp 12,646 61.4 +4.2
  Conservative Otto Baird Price 4,884 23.7 -19.1
Progressive Albert Ernest Trites 3,059 14.9 *

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