Biographical Sketch of Alfred Boultbee, M.P.

Alfred Boultbee, member of Parliament for the constituency of East York, is son of Felix and Mary (Samuel) Boultbee, of “Bittern Cottage,” Hampshire, England, where he was born on the 5th of March, 1829. His father was for many years in the service of the East India Company. His maternal grandfather was the late Chief Justice Samuel, of Bengal, India. In 1836 Felix Boultbee emigrated with his family to Canada, and settled in the township of Ancaster, county of Wentworth, where he engaged in farming. About the year 1840, the subject of our sketch had the misfortune to lose both … Read more