Albert James Smith Copp

Politician

1866 – 1912

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Who was Albert James Smith Copp?

Albert James Smith Copp was a Canadian politician.

Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, the son of Thomas Copp, Copp was educated in Amherst Academy, Dorchester and Sackville, New Brunswick. He was called to the Bar of Nova Scotia in 1879. Copp practised law in Digby. He was a crown prosecutor for the County of Digby from 1887 to 1910. He served as Commercial Agent for Canada in Boston in 1910. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Digby in the general elections of 1896. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900 and 1904. He was defeated in 1908.

In 1881, he married Eliza Dennison.

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Born
Dec 19, 1866
Amherst
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Died
Oct 8, 1912

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on July 23, 2013

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