Samuel Walter Willet Pickup

Samuel Walter Willet Pickup
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Annapolis
In office 1904–1911
Preceded by	Fletcher Bath Wade
Succeeded by	Avard Longley Davidson
Member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia
In office 1913–1928
Personal details
Born	(1859-03-01)March 1, 1859 Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia
Died	November 15, 1935(1935-11-15) (aged 76)
Political party	Liberal

Samuel Walter Willet Pickup (March 1, 1859 – November 15, 1935) was a Canadian farmer, merchant, shipbuilder, shipowner, and politician.

Born in Granville Ferry, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, the son of Samuel Pickup, of English Loyalist descent, and Cyline G. Willett Pickup, his wife, of French Huguenot Loyalist descent, Pickup was educated in the Common Schools and at Mount Allison College (now Mount Allison University) in Sackville, New Brunswick. A merchant, farmer, shipbuilder, and shipowner, Pickup was a member of the Municipal Council for Annapolis County for eighteen years, during three years of which he was Warden of the County. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Annapolis in the 1904 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and was defeated in 1911. He was defeated again in the 1930 federal election. In 1913, he was appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, which was abolished in 1928.

electoral record

1904 Canadian federal election: Annapolis
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Samuel Walter Willet Pickup	2,013
	Conservative	Lawrence D. Shaffner	1,794

1908 Canadian federal election: Annapolis
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Samuel Walter Willet Pickup	2,121
	Conservative	George E. Corbitt	1,910

References

• The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
• Samuel Walter Willet Pickup – Parliament of Canada biography