37th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
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The 37th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick
between February 12, 1931 and May 22, 1935.
Hugh Havelock McLean
served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.
Frederick C. Squires was chosen as speaker.
The Conservative Party led by John Babington Macaulay Baxter
formed the government. Baxter was replaced by Charles Dow Richards
in 1931. Leonard P. Tilley
became leader in 1933 after Richards left politics.
Notes:
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
between February 12, 1931 and May 22, 1935.
Hugh Havelock McLean
Hugh Havelock McLean
Hugh Havelock McLean was a Canadian soldier, politician, and the 17th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 1928 to 1935....
served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.
Frederick C. Squires was chosen as speaker.
The Conservative Party led by John Babington Macaulay Baxter
John Babington Macaulay Baxter
John Babington Macaulay Baxter, PC was a New Brunswick lawyer, jurist and the 19th Premier of the Canadian Province of New Brunswick....
formed the government. Baxter was replaced by Charles Dow Richards
Charles Dow Richards
Charles Dow Richards , born in Southampton, York County, New Brunswick, was a judge and New Brunswick politician....
in 1931. Leonard P. Tilley
Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley
Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley was a New Brunswick lawyer, politician and the 21st Premier.Tilley was born in Ottawa, the son of Samuel Leonard Tilley, one of the Fathers of Confederation, and grew up there and in Fredericton. He was educated at the University of New Brunswick and then studied law...
became leader in 1933 after Richards left politics.
List of Members
| Electoral District | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| St. John County | H. Colby Smith | Conservative |
| John M. Baxter John Babington Macaulay Baxter John Babington Macaulay Baxter, PC was a New Brunswick lawyer, jurist and the 19th Premier of the Canadian Province of New Brunswick.... Robert McAllister Robert McAllister (politician) Robert McAllister was a businessman and politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented St. John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Conservative member from 1931 to 1960.... (1931) |
Conservative | |
| York | James M. Scott | Conservative |
| B. H. Dougan B. H. Dougan Dr. Benjamin Hayes Dougan was a Canadian physician and politician in the Province of New Brunswick. Known by his middle name, in the 1901 Canadian census, he is listed as Hazen Dugan. At census time, he was at his future in-laws home in Gagetown, New Brunswick. In 1906, he married Blanch M... |
Conservative | |
| Marcus Lorne Jewett | Conservative | |
| Charles D. Richards Charles Dow Richards Charles Dow Richards , born in Southampton, York County, New Brunswick, was a judge and New Brunswick politician.... |
Conservative | |
| Westmorland | Antoine J. Léger Antoine Joseph Léger Antoine Joseph Léger was a lawyer, author and political figure of Acadian descent in New Brunswick. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1925 to 1935 as a Conservative member and then represented the division of L'Acadie in the Senate of Canada from... |
Conservative |
| Medley G. Siddall | Conservative | |
| Herbert M. Wood | Conservative | |
| Melville A. Oulton Lewis Smith (1930) |
Conservative | |
| King's | Alfred J. Brooks Alfred Johnson Brooks Alfred Johnson Brooks, PC, QC was a Canadian parliamentarian.A teacher and barrister by training, Brooks represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1925 to 1935. He first won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 general election as the Conservative... |
Conservative |
| J. W. Smith | Conservative | |
| J.H.A.L. Fairweather Jack Fairweather Jack Hall Alliger Lee Fairweather was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1930 to 1935 as a Conservative member.... |
Conservative | |
| Queen's | W. Benton Evans | Conservative |
| Arthur Moore J. Arthur Moore J. Arthur Moore was a lumberman, farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1925 to 1935, from 1939 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1960.... |
Conservative | |
| Charlotte | Henry I. Taylor | Conservative |
| Scott D. Guptill | Conservative | |
| George H. I. Cockburn George H. I. Cockburn George Herbert Ingalls Cockburn was a Canadian politician in the Province of New Brunswick. He was born in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, the son of Melville N. Cockburn and Katie Shaw... |
Conservative | |
| Harry Marshall Groom Harry Marshall Groom Harry Marshall Groom BCL was a Canadian lawyer and politician in the Province of New Brunswick. He was born in Bocabec, New Brunswick, the son of John Marshall Groom and Lucy Jane McKay. He graduated in 1922 from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Civil Law degree... |
Conservative | |
| Northumberland | F. M. Tweedie Frederick Tweedie Frederick Morrison Tweedie was an industrialist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1931 to 1944 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal |
| William S. Anderson William Stafford Anderson William Stafford Anderson was a lumberman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1930 to 1956 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal | |
| Hidulphe A. Savoie Hidulphe Savoie Hidulphe A. Savoie was a general merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1930 to 1948 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal | |
| Richard J. Gill Richard J. Gill Richard Joseph Gill was a lumberman and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1931 to 1956 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal | |
| Sunbury | Allan D. Taylor | Conservative |
| Ewart C. Atkinson | Conservative | |
| Kent | A. Allison Dysart Allison Dysart A. Allison Dysart was a New Brunswick politician, lawyer and judge.Dysart was born in Cocagne, New Brunswick and was educated at St. Joseph's University in Memramcook, the Guelph Agricultural School in Ontario and Dalhousie Law School. He was called to the bar in 1913 and set up practice in... |
Liberal |
| Auguste J. Bordage Auguste Bordage Auguste Joseph Bordage was a general merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1917 to 1944.... |
Liberal | |
| François G. Richard | Liberal | |
| Gloucester | Clovis T. Richard Clovis-Thomas Richard Clovis-Thomas Richard was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick. He was born in South Framingham, Massachusetts and raised in College Bridge, New Brunswick. He was educated at University of St... |
Liberal |
| J. André Doucet J. André Doucet Joseph André Doucet was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1923-1956 and who served on the Executive Council of New Brunswick from 1940-1952.... |
Liberal | |
| Seraphin R. Leger | Liberal | |
| John B. London Wesley H. Coffyn (1931) |
Liberal Conservative |
|
| Carleton | Fred C. Squires Frederick C. Squires Frederick Charles Squires was a lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Carleton County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1925 to 1935 as a Conservative member.... |
Conservative |
| Edwin W. Melville | Conservative | |
| G. W. Perry | Conservative | |
| Restigouche | David A. Stewart | Conservative |
| Henri Diotte | Conservative | |
| Albert | Fred Colpitts | Liberal |
| H. O. Downey Harry O. Downey Harry Orliff Downey was a fox rancher and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Albert in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1931 to 1952 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal | |
| Victoria | John W. Niles | Liberal |
| Frederick W. Pirie Frederick William Pirie Frederick William Pirie was an industrialist and political figure in New Brunswick.Born in Red Rapids, New Brunswick, Frederick Pirie represented Victoria County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1930 to 1945... |
Liberal | |
| Madawaska | Lorne J. Violette Lorne J. Violette Lorne J. Violette was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Madawaska County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1922 to 1925.... |
Liberal |
| Joseph E. Michaud Joseph-Enoil Michaud Joseph-Enoil Michaud, was a Canadian politician.Born in Saint-Antonin, Quebec, Michaud represented Madawaska County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1917 to 1933 as a Liberal. He served as a minister without portfolio in the province's Executive Council from 1920 to 1921 and 1923... |
Liberal | |
| City of St. John | Leonard P. Tilley Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley was a New Brunswick lawyer, politician and the 21st Premier.Tilley was born in Ottawa, the son of Samuel Leonard Tilley, one of the Fathers of Confederation, and grew up there and in Fredericton. He was educated at the University of New Brunswick and then studied law... |
Conservative |
| W. Henry Harrison | Conservative | |
| Miles E. Agar | Conservative | |
| Walter W. White | Conservative | |
| City of Moncton | E. Albert Reilly E. Albert Reilly Edward Albert Reilly was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented the City of Moncton in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1924 to 1930 as a Conservative member.... |
Conservative |
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