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John Mercer Johnson (New Brunswick) was born in Liverpool, England, October 1818. He emigrated to New Brunswick as a child. He studied in law and was called to the bar in 1840. A decade later he entered politics. Four years after being elected to the Assembly he became Solicitor-General in the Cabinet. He continued, after confederation, to represent Northumberland County. He died there November 9, 1868.

Hector-Louis Langevin (Canada) was born in Québec, Lower Canada. He first studied law and found himself in the offices of George-Etienne Cartier. He changed directions and in 1847 he became a journalist, editing papers such as Le Canadien and his own paper Le Monde. He became mayor of Québec in 1857. He defended Québec's interest in Confederation and was Secretary of State in the MacDonald government. He died in Québec, June 11, 1906.

Jonathan McCully (Nova Scotia) was born in Cumberland, NS in 1809. His first occupation was that of educator. He then turned to law and was admitted to the bar in 1837. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia in 1847. He moved to Halifax and became a journalist. After 1867, he was named to the Senate. He died January 2, 1887.

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