Henry John Callbeck (February 25, 1818 – January 29, 1898) was a merchant and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1867 to 1876 as a

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member. While in his first term as a legislator, he served as a member of the province's Executive Council from 1867 to 1870. Callbeck was born in

Tryon, Prince Edward Island Tryon is an unincorporated area in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Situated on Route 1 and Route 10, it lies within the township of Lot 28 which in 2006 had a population of 880 people. Tryon is not far from Crapaud, Prince Edward ...

, the son of Phillip M. Callbeck and the grandson of

Phillips Callbeck Phillips Callbeck ( – February 21, 1790) was a merchant, lawyer, and political figure in St. John's Island (later Prince Edward Island). He served as administrator for the island from 1775 to 1780. Callbeck is likely to have been born in Engl ...

. He married Charlotte A. Robertson in 1843. Callbeck operated a general store and built ships at Tryon from 1840 to 1851. He moved to

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in 1851 and opened a store there, mainly buying and selling wool from sheep raised on the island. He was also an agent for the woolen mills at Tryon, which were later purchased by the Stanfield family. Prior to seeking elective office, Callbeck was treasurer for the city of Charlottetown from 1856 to 1867. After his last term as a legislator ended, Callbeck was High Sheriff for Queens County in 1881 and 1882. He was also a justice of the peace, a governor for

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, and president of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He died in Charlottetown at the age of 79. His brother was the great-great-grandfather of

Catherine Callbeck Catherine Sophia Callbeck (born July 25, 1939) is a retired Canadian politician and the current and ninth Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island. She was the 28th premier of Prince Edward Island from 1993 to 1996, the third fema ...

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* 1818 births 1898 deaths Politicians from Prince County, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub