Samuel Leonard Tilley

Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley
Tilley in 1864
4th & 7th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
In office
11 November 1885  21 September 1893
MonarchVictoria
PremierAndrew George Blair
Preceded byRobert Duncan Wilmot
Succeeded byJohn Boyd
In office
15 November 1873  11 July 1878
MonarchVictoria
PremierGeorge Edwin King
John James Fraser
Preceded byLemuel Allan Wilmot
Succeeded byEdward Barron Chandler
Premier of the Colony of New Brunswick
In office
19 March 1861  21 September 1865
MonarchVictoria
GovernorJohn Manners-Sutton
Arthur Hamilton-Gordon
Preceded byCharles Fisher
Succeeded byAlbert James Smith
Personal details
Born8 May 1818
Gagetown, New Brunswick
Died25 June 1896(1896-06-25) (aged 78)
Saint John, New Brunswick
Political partyConservative
Spouses
  • Julia Hanford (18431862, her death
  • Alice Chipman (18671896, his death)
Children10, including Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley

Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley PC KCMG CB (May 8, 1818  June 25, 1896) was a Canadian politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Tilley was descended from United Empire Loyalists on both sides of his family. As a pharmacist, he went into business as a druggist.