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Sir Samuel Tilley was influential in New Brunswick joining confederation. Due to that, he will always leave a lasting legacy of helping Canada form the country it is today. To many, he is an inspiration and a role model for an excellent leader.

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Sir Samuel Tilley was the premier of New Brunswick from 1861-1865. Due to that, he had a high position of power when confederation was taking place. Tilley helped pushed the construction of the railway that was to span across the country. Tilley was in support of confederation, as he enjoyed the thought of the railroad. He was a huge deciding factor in New Brunswick joining confederation.

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Sir Samuel Tilley married two times in his lifetime. His first marriage was to Julia Anna. They had no children together and were only married for a few years. His second marriage was to Alice Chipman. They married in 1853. Sir Samuel Tilley and Alice Chipman had two children together. Their first child named Herbert Chipman Tilley was born in 1854. Their second child named Leonard Percy Chipman Tilley was born in 1858.

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Tilley always had a high respect for religion and it dictated almost every decision he made in his life. Due to that, Sir Samuel Tilley joined the temperance movement, which was against prohibition and advocated abstinence. He also became a founding member of Rail-Way League which worked to make the Canadian railway a reality.  In 1854 Tilley became the provincial secretary to the attorney general in New Brunswick. A few years later, Sir Samuel Tilley became the lieutenant governor, appointed by the queen. Tilley thoroughly enjoyed being a part of politics and soon made it his whole life.

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Sir Samuel Tilley was born in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada on May 8, 1818 to his parents Thomas Morgan Tilley and Susan Ann Peters.

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Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley who went by "Lennie" or Leonard as a child, was one of eight children in his family. He started school when he was five. Tilley attended Church of England Madras school for four years. He briefly worked as a clerk in an apothecary's office. After that, Samuel Tilley went to a local grammar school for four more years. At the age of thirteen, Tilley moved to Portland to live with family and apprentice as a druggist.

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Sir Samuel Tilley died on June 25, 1896 in Saint John, New Brunswick. The cause of his death is unknown. Although, it is believed he had some health issues later in life.

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Sir Samuel Tilley had a career as a druggist, or as it is more commonly known as, a pharmacist. Tilley started by going into business with his cousin at a pharmacy. He later owned his own drug store which he named "Tilley's Drug Store" in 1848. He also was a Sunday school teacher in his church. In 1860 Tilley sold the drug store to focus on politics.