Charles Connell was a Canadian politician, now remembered mainly for placing his image on a 5-cent postage stamp. Born in Northampton in the then-British colony of New Brunswick to a family of Loyalists who had fled the American Revolution, he entered politics in 1846, serving in the colony's Legislative Assembly and House of Assembly.

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Occupation: politician, timber merchant
Position held: member of the House of Commons of Canada, member of the House of Commons of Canada
Citizenship: Canada
Born: 1810
Died: June 28, 1873

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Charles Connell

Canadian politician

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Occupation: politician, timber merchant
Position held: member of the House of Commons of Canada, member of the House of Commons of Canada
Citizenship: Canada
Born: 1810
Died: June 28, 1873

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by New Brunswick via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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