William Pugsley

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Hon. William Pugsley
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William Pugsley, PC (September 27, 1850 – March 3, 1925) was a politician and lawyer in New Brunswick, Canada.

Pugsley, a Liberal, served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Solicitor-General and Attorney-General in various Liberal governments before becoming premier in 1907.

He resigned in September of that year to become minister of public works in the federal Liberal government of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He served in that position until the government's defeat in the 1911 federal election, but remained as an Member of Parliament (MP) until 1917 when he was appointed lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick. When his term ended in 1923, he was appointed to a federal position in charge of settling war claims, and held that position until his death in 1925.

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Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament

Political offices
Preceded by Lemuel J. Tweedie	Premier of New Brunswick 1907	Succeeded by Clifford W. Robinson
Preceded by Charles Smith Hyman	Minister of Public Works 1907-1911	Succeeded by Frederick Debartzch Monk
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Alfred Augustus Stockton	Member of Parliament from City and County of St. John 1907-1911	Succeeded by John Waterhouse Daniel
Preceded by John Waterhouse Daniel	Member of Parliament from City of St. John 1911-1917	Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1914.
Government offices
Preceded by Gilbert White Ganong	Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick 1917-1923	Succeeded by William Frederic Todd

Premiers of New Brunswick
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