William P. Flewelling was a ship builder and political figure in New Brunswick

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...

. He represented King's County

Kings County, New Brunswick

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 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1866 to 1870.

He was born in Kingston, New Brunswick

Kingston, New Brunswick

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, of Welsh

Wales

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 and Scottish

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 descent, and educated there. In 1835, he married Susannah Wetmore. He married Esther A. Merritt in 1839 following his first wife's death and Charlotte Whelpley after his second wife died in 1854. Flewelling was lieutenant colonel in the county militia. He was named to the Executive Council of New Brunswick

Executive Council of New Brunswick

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 in 1867, serving as Surveyor General

Department of Natural Resources (New Brunswick)

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 from February 13, 1869 to October 1870.

His son Gabriel

Gabriel Flewelling

Gabriel Hudson Flewelling was a merchant, shipbuilder and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1882 to 1886 as a Liberal-Conservative member. Born in Clifton, the son of William P. Flewelling he married, in 1863,...

later served in the provincial assembly.