William Davidson and Peter Mitchell

WILLIAM DAVIDSON, 1740-1790 Born in Banffhire, Scotland, Davidson was the first English-speaking settler in Miramichi. As a pioneer in the fishing, masting, lumbering and ship-building indus- trles, and in foreign trade from ths region, he exemplifies the best tradition of the early developers of the New Brunswick economy. He died in Miramichi   PETER MITCHELL 1824-1899   Born in Newcastle, Mitchell represented Northumberland in the As- sembly (1856-1860), and sat in the Legislative Council (1860-7). A Father of Confederation, he attended the Charlottetown, Quebec and London Conferences and, as Premier (1866-7) negotiated the entry of New Brunswick into Confederation. Called to the Senate in 1867 he served as Minister of Marine and Fisheries (1867-73) before resigning to contest the riding of Northumberland which he represented in the Commons (1872-8 and 1882-91). He became editor of the Montreal Herald in 1873 and its proprietor in 1885. He died in Montreal.    

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