Rufus Nelson England, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Brome Lake, Quebec, Canada
About Rufus Nelson England
- Rufus Nelson England (May 4, 1851 – November 28, 1911) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec.
- He represented Brome in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1889 to 1897 as a Conservative. He was born in Knowlton, Canada East, the son of Israël England and Mary Villiers Curtis, and was educated at the Knowlton Academy and Stanstead College.
- England was a telegraph operator for the Canadian Pacific Railway and postmaster at Knowlton.
- He was first elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1889 by-election held after William Warren Lynch was named a judge.
- He was married twice: first to a Miss Beach and then, in 1890, to Mary Cornelia Lambkin.
- England died in Montreal at the age of 60 and was buried in Knowlton, Quebec.
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