Abraham Code

Abraham Code
Ontario MPP
In office
1869–1879
Preceded byWilliam McNairn Shaw
Succeeded byWilliam Lees
ConstituencyLanark South
Personal details
Born(1828-12-28)December 28, 1828
Lanark Highlands, Ontario
DiedMarch 23, 1898(1898-03-23) (aged 69)
Ottawa, Ontario
PartyConservative
OccupationBusinessman

Abraham Code (December 28, 1828 – March 23, 1898) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Lanark South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1869 to 1879.

He was born in Lanark Township in 1828 and educated there. He served as reeve for Drummond Township from 1860 to 1875. Code built a large woollen mill at Carleton Place in 1871; he was forced to close it due to financial difficulties in 1878. He was elected to the provincial legislature in an 1869 by-election held after the death of William McNairn Shaw. Code joined the federal Ministry of Internal Revenue as an Inspector of Weights and Measures in 1880. He died in Ottawa in 1898. He is buried in Beechwood Cemetery.

Electoral history

1867 Ontario general election: Lanark South
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeWilliam McNairn Shaw1,29462.00
LiberalAbraham Code79137.90
IndependentMr. Laurie20.10
IndependentMr. Playfair0–
Total valid votes 2,08770.53
Eligible voters 2,959
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario
Ontario provincial by-election, February 6, 1869: Lanark South
Death of William McNairn Shaw
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeAbraham Code82556.12−5.88
IndependentW. Doran64543.88 
Total valid votes 1,470100.0  −29.56
Conservative hold Swing −5.88
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario: 187 
1871 Ontario general election: Lanark South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeAbraham Code81642.88−13.24
LiberalT. Haggart66635.00 
IndependentMr. Cameron42122.12 
Turnout 1,90366.10+29.46
Eligible voters 2,879
Conservative hold Swing −13.24
Source: Elections Ontario
1875 Ontario general election: Lanark South
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeAbraham Code1,23453.68+10.80
LiberalWilliam Doran1,06546.32+11.33
Turnout 2,29972.57+6.47
Eligible voters 3,168
Conservative hold Swing −0.27
Source: Elections Ontario

References

  1. ↑ "1867 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sessional Paper No. 10 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1867". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1868-69: Vol. I - Part II (Report). Toronto: King's Printer. 1869.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  4. ↑ "1871 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Sessional Paper No. 39 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1871". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1871-72: Vol. IV - Part II (Report). Toronto: King's Printer. 1872.
  6. ↑ "1875 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ Wood, S.C. (1876). "Sessional Paper No. 59 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1875". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1875-76: Vol. VIII - Part IV (Report). Toronto: King's Printer.