Samuel Leonard Tilley

Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley
Tilley in 1864
4th & 7th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
In office
11 November 1885 – 21 September 1893
MonarchVictoria
PremierAndrew George Blair
Preceded byRobert Duncan Wilmot
Succeeded byJohn Boyd
In office
15 November 1873 – 11 July 1878
MonarchVictoria
PremierGeorge Edwin King
John James Fraser
Preceded byLemuel Allan Wilmot
Succeeded byEdward Barron Chandler
Premier of the Colony of New Brunswick
In office
19 March 1861 – 21 September 1865
MonarchVictoria
GovernorJohn Manners-Sutton
Arthur Hamilton-Gordon
Preceded byCharles Fisher
Succeeded byAlbert James Smith
Personal details
Born8 May 1818
Gagetown, New Brunswick
Died25 June 1896(1896-06-25) (aged 78)
Saint John, New Brunswick
Political partyConservative
Spouses
  • Julia Hanford (1843–1862, her death
  • Alice Chipman (1867–1896, his death)
Children10, including Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley

Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley KCMG CB PC (May 8, 1818 – June 25, 1896) was a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation.[1] Tilley was descended from United Empire Loyalists on both sides of his family. As a pharmacist, he went into business as a druggist.

  1. ^ "TILLEY, The Hon. Sir Samuel Leonard, P.C." www.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

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