Hugh John Flemming
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| Rank: | 24th | |
| Term of Office: | October 8, 1952 - July 11, 1960 | |
| Predecessor: | John B. McNair | |
| Successor: | Louis J. Robichaud | |
| Date of Birth: | January 5, 1899 | |
| Place of Birth: | Peel, New Brunswick | |
| Date of Death: | October 16, 1982 (aged 83) | |
| Place of Death: | Fredericton, New Brunswick | |
| Spouse: | Aida Flemming | |
| Profession: | Lumberman, Merchant | |
| Political Party: | Progressive Conservative | |
Hugh John Flemming, PC (born January 5, 1899, in Peel, New Brunswick, Canada – died October 16, 1982, in Fredericton, New Brunswick) was a politician and Premier of New Brunswick.
The son of James Kidd Flemming, Premier of New Brunswick from 1911 to 1914, Hugh John Flemming was first elected to the province's Legislative Assembly in 1944 after more than twenty years as a municipal councillor. In 1951 he became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leading the party to victory in 1952. As Premier, Flemming modernized the province's hydro system and presented a balanced budget every year in office. In 1960 his government was defeated over the issue of hospital taxes.
Follow the defeat of his provincial government, he was named minister of forestry in the cabinet of Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker and later became Minister of National Revenue in 1962. He sought a seat in a by-election in southern New Brunswick in 1960 and was re-elected to his home district four times before he retired from the Canadian House of Commons in 1972. His son, Hugh John Flemming Jr. ran for a seat in the New Brunswick Legislature in 1974 but was defeated by Shirley Dysart by 73 votes.
Throughout his years as a public servant, Hugh John Flemming distinguished himself as a man of honesty and integrity. His family-run lumber mill in the village of Juniper, New Brunswick ran into financial difficulties in the late 1970s, but his impeccable reputation was such that his friend, but staunch Liberal Party supporter, Harrison McCain, organized an investment campaign that raised sufficient capital from businessmen to allow the mill to make a financial recovery. The company today is now owned by Nexfor Inc. of Toronto, Ontario.
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| Preceded by John B. McNair |
Premier of New Brunswick 1952-1960 |
Succeeded by Louis Joseph Robichaud |
| Preceded by Alfred J. Brooks |
Member of Parliament for Royal 1960-1962 |
Succeeded by Gordon Fairweather |
| Premiers of New Brunswick |  |
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| Colony: Fisher | Gray | Fisher | S. L. Tilley | Smith | P. Mitchell
Province: | Wetmore | King | Hathaway | King | Fraser | Hanington | Blair | J. Mitchell | Emmerson | Tweedie | Pugsley | Robinson | Hazen | J. Flemming | Clarke | Murray | Foster | Veniot | Baxter | Richards | L. P. Tilley | Dysart | McNair | H. Flemming | Robichaud | Hatfield | McKenna | Frenette | Thériault | Lord | Graham |
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Categories: 1899 births | 1982 deaths | Members of the 18th Ministry in Canada | Members of the Canadian House of Commons from New Brunswick | Members of the United Church of Canada | New Brunswick premiers | Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
