39th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
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The 39th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick
between April 4, 1940 and July 10, 1944.
William George Clark
served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.
F. A. McGrand was chosen as speaker.
The Liberal Party led by Allison Dysart
formed the government. Dysart was replaced by John B. McNair
in March 1940.
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 April 4, 1940 and July 10, 1944.
William George Clark
William George Clark (politician)
William George Clark was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented York—Sunbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1940 as a Liberal member. Clark was the 19th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 1940 to 1945.He was born in Queensbury, New Brunswick...
served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.
F. A. McGrand was chosen as speaker.
The Liberal Party led by 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...
formed the government. Dysart was replaced by John B. McNair
John Babbitt McNair
John Babbitt McNair, CC was the 23rd premier of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada from 1940 to 1952. He worked as a lawyer, politician and judge....
in March 1940.
List of Members
| Electoral District | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| St. John County | A. C. Smith | Conservative |
| 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.... |
Conservative | |
| York | C. Hedley Forbes | Conservative |
| Charles Price | Conservative | |
| Ford Messer John Rutherford Messer John Rutherford "Ford" Messer was a Canadian businessman and politician in the Province of New Brunswick.Messer was born in the rural community of Tweedside, New Brunswick. He operated a meat business in his home area and was also a dealer in horses. In 1910 he married Annie Piercy Lister with... |
Conservative | |
| Arthur J. McEvoy | Conservative | |
| Westmorland | Austin C. Taylor Austin Claude Taylor Austin Claude Taylor was a farmer, merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. Born in Salisbury, New Brunswick, he represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1935 to 1957.... |
Liberal |
| Frank H. Copp Frank Copp Frank Hubert Copp was a manufacturer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Westmorland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1935 to 1948.... |
Liberal | |
| Édouard S. Léger Édouard S. Léger Édouard S. Léger was a Canadian businessman and politician in the Province of New Brunswick.Léger was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1939 New Brunswick general election as the Liberal Party candidate in the multi-member riding of Westmorland County. He was reelected in 1944 and... |
Liberal | |
| A. W. McQueen | Liberal | |
| King's | Elmore T. Kennedy Elmore T. Kennedy Elmor Tilley Kennedy was a physician, surgeon and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1939 to 1953 as a Conservative and then Progressive Conservative member.He was born in Youngs Cove, New... |
Conservative |
| Hugh Mackay | Conservative | |
| Harry A. McMackin | Conservative | |
| Queen's | W. Benton Evans | Conservative |
| J. 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 | J.J. Hayes Doone James Joseph Hayes Doone James Joseph Hayes Doone was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick.Frequently documented as J. J. Hayes Doone, he was born in the hamlet of Deadman's Harbour near Blacks Harbour on the Bay of Fundy shore in southwestern New Brunswick... |
Liberal |
| R. Fraser Keay | Liberal | |
| Foster C. Calder | Liberal | |
| Alexander Dyas Alexander Dyas Alexander Douglas Dyas was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1935 to 1944 as a Conservative member.... |
Liberal | |
| Northumberland | 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Frederick 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 | |
| Sunbury | Walter C. Lawson Walter C. Lawson Walter Cyril Lawson BCL was a lawyer, notary public and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Sunbury County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1935 to 1944 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal |
| F. A. McGrand Frederic McGrand Frederic Addison McGrand was a Canadian physician and politician. Born in Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick, he received his medical education from McGill University.... |
Liberal | |
| Kent | Isaie Melanson Isaie Melanson Isaie Melanson was a farmer and political figure of Acadian origin in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1939 to 1956. His first name appears as Isaac in some sources.He was born in Sainte-Marie, New Brunswick,... |
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 | |
| 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... J. Killeen McKee (1940) |
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 |
| William A. Losier | 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 | |
| F.T.B. Young Frederick T. B. Young Frederick Temple Blackwood Young , better known at F.T.B. Young, was a business leader and politician from Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada.... Joseph E. Connolly (1940) |
Liberal | |
| 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 |
| Gladstone W. Perry | Conservative | |
| E. W. Melville | Conservative | |
| Restigouche | David A. Stewart | Conservative |
| Edward Samuel Mooers | Liberal | |
| Albert | A. Russell Colpitts A. Russell Colpitts A. Russell Colpitts was a farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Albert in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1939 to 1952.... |
Liberal |
| Harry 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 | 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 |
| John W. Niles John B. McNair John Babbitt McNair John Babbitt McNair, CC was the 23rd premier of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada from 1940 to 1952. He worked as a lawyer, politician and judge.... (1940) |
Liberal | |
| Madawaska | J. Gaspard Boucher Joseph Gaspard Boucher Joseph Gaspard Boucher was a journalist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Madawaska County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1935 to 1952 and Restigouche—Madawaska in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1953 to 1955.Known as Gaspard,... |
Liberal |
| City of St. John | Ralph G. McInerney Ralph McInerney Ralph George McInerney was a lawyer, insurance broker and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the city of Saint John in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1939 to 1948 as a Conservative member.... |
Conservative |
| W. Grant Smith | Conservative | |
| W. J. Swanton | Conservative | |
| C. Starr Tait | Conservative | |
| City of Moncton | Charles H. Blakeney Charles H. Blakeney Charles Hanford Blakeney was a newspaper owner and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the city of Moncton in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1935 to 1945 as a Liberal member.... |
Liberal |
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