Isaac Burpee

The Hon. Isaac Burpee
Member of the Canadian Parliament for City and County of St. John
In office 1872–1885
Preceded by	John Hamilton Gray
Succeeded by	Charles Arthur Everett
Personal details
Born	(1825-11-28)November 28, 1825 Sheffield, New Brunswick
Died	March 1, 1885(1885-03-01) (aged 59) New York City, New York
Political party	Liberal
Cabinet	Minister of Customs (1873-1878) Minister of Agriculture (Acting) (1876-1877)

Isaac Burpee, PC (November 28, 1825 – March 1, 1885) was a Canadian merchant, entrepreneur, and politician.

Born in Sheffield, New Brunswick, the son of Isaac Burpee and Phoebe Coban, he was elected as a Liberal to the Canadian House of Commons in 1872 representing the riding of City and County of St. John, New Brunswick. He was the Minister of Customs and Minister of Agriculture (Acting). He served until his death in 1885.

References

• "Isaac Burpee". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016. 
• Isaac Burpee – Parliament of Canada biography

Ministers of Agriculture
Ministers of Agriculture (1867–1995)	Chapais Dunkin Pope Saint-Just Burpee (acting) Pelletier Pope Carling Angers Ouimet (acting) Montague Ferguson (acting) Montague Fisher Burrell Crerar Calder (acting) Tolmie Motherwell Stevens (acting) Tolmie Motherwell Weir Crerar (acting) Gardiner Harkness Hamilton Hays Greene Olson Whelan Wise Whelan Ferguson Wise Mazankowski McKnight Mayer Goodale
Ministers of Agriculture and Agri-Food (1995–)	Goodale Vanclief Speller Mitchell Strahl Ritz MacAulay

Ministers of Customs
Ministers of Customs (1867–92)	Tilley Tupper Burpee Bowell Chapleau
Controllers of Customs (1892–97)	Wallace Wood Smith (acting) Wood Paterson
Ministers of Customs (1897–1918)	Paterson Reid Sifton1
1 The offices of Minister of Customs and Minister of Inland Revenue amalgamated and the office of Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue was created by Order in Council dated May 18, 1918.