Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges

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York—Sunbury
In office
June 11, 1945 – August 10, 1947
Preceded byRichard Hanson
Succeeded byMilton Fowler Gregg
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Restigouche
In office
June 27, 1935 – November 19, 1939
Personal details
Born(1902-04-07)April 7, 1902
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedAugust 10, 1947(1947-08-10) (aged 45)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
CabinetMinister of Fisheries (1945–1947)

Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges

Canadian
politician.

Born in

called to the Bar of New Brunswick in 1927. Bridges served as solicitor for the Royal Bank of Canada at Campbellton
. He also taught school and was a high school principal.

Bridges was a member of the

Minister of Fisheries
.

Electoral history

1945 Canadian federal election: Fredericton
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

References

Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
1936–1938
Succeeded by
Charles H. Blakeney