James Steadman

About

Two-term member (from 1854-1865) of New Brunswick, Canada's Legislative Assembly. He also served, at various points in his career, as Postmaster General and County Court Judge.

Before Fame

He began his legal career in 1844 in the city of Moncton, New Brunswick.

Trivia

In his later life, he settled in the New Brunswick capital of Fredericton.

Family Life

His two marriages were to Julia Beckwith (first) and Emma Jane Turnbull (second).

Associated With

He and William Pugsley were both New Brunswick politicians of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.