Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges | |
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| Member of Parliament forYork—Sunbury | |
| In office June 11, 1945 – August 10, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Hanson |
| Succeeded by | Milton Fowler Gregg |
| Member of theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick forRestigouche | |
| In office June 27, 1935 – November 19, 1939 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1902-04-07)April 7, 1902 Fredericton,New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | August 10, 1947(1947-08-10) (aged 45) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Cabinet | Minister of Fisheries (1945–1947) |
Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges (April 7, 1902 – August 10, 1947) was a Canadian politician.
Born inFredericton, New Brunswick, the son of Hedley Vicars Burpee Bridges and Mabel Eloise Fulton Gregory, he was educated at theUniversity of New Brunswick. He studied law and wascalled to the Bar of New Brunswick in 1927. Bridges served as solicitor for theRoyal Bank of Canada atCampbellton. He also taught school and was a high school principal.
Bridges was a member of theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the electoral district of Restigouche from 1935 to 1939. From 1936 to 1938, he was theSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly. DuringWorld War II, he served in theCanadian Army with theII Canadian Corps. After the war, he was elected to theHouse of Commons of Canada representing the riding ofYork—Sunbury in the1945 federal election. ALiberal, from 1945 until his death in 1947, he was theMinister of Fisheries.
| 1945 Canadian federal election:Fredericton | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges | 10,828 | 48.22 | -0.68 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernest William Sansom | 9,953 | 44.32 | -6.78 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Murray Young | 1,674 | 7.45 | Ø | ||||
| Total valid votes | 22,455 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Speaker of theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick 1936–1938 | Succeeded by |
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