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The Honourable
Hugh John Flemming
MLA, PC
The Honourable Hugh John Flemming MLA, PC
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Carleton-Charlotte
	In office; June 25, 1968 – October 30, 1972
Preceded by	riding created
Succeeded by	Fred McCain
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Victoria-Carleton
	In office; June 18, 1962 – June 25, 1968
Preceded by	Gage Montgomery
Succeeded by	riding abolished
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Royal
	In office; October 31, 1960 – June 18, 1962
Preceded by	Alfred J. Brooks
Succeeded by	Gordon Fairweather
MLA for Carleton
	In office; August 28, 1944 – October 31, 1960 Serving with Fred C. Squires, Gladstone W. Perry, Jack Fraser, Fred McCain, Harrison Monteith, A. Edison Stairs
Preceded by	Edwin W. Melville
Succeeded by	Richard Hatfield
24th Premier of New Brunswick
	In office; October 8, 1952 – July 11, 1960
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	David L. MacLaren; Joseph Leonard O'Brien
Preceded by	John B. McNair
Succeeded by	Louis Robichaud
Personal details
Born	January 5, 1899; Peel, New Brunswick
Died	October 16, 1982 (aged 83); Fredericton, New Brunswick
Resting place	Methodist Church Cemetery
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Aida McAnn (m. 1946)

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For the 21st century New Brunswick politician see Ted Flemming (politician)

Hugh John Flemming, PC (January 5, 1899, in Peel, New Brunswick, Canada – October 16, 1982, in Fredericton, New Brunswick) was a politician and the 24th Premier of New Brunswick.

He is always known as "Hugh John". 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 on 22 September 1952. Flemming would then lead the 42nd New Brunswick Legislature, which ran from 11 February 1952 to 17 April 1956. He and his party were re-elected to govern the 43rd New Brunswick Legislature.

As Premier during two terms, Flemming modernized the province's hydro system, built the Beechwood Dam, then the largest hydro-electric project in the province, and presented a balanced budget every year in office.^{[citation needed]}

Universal health care, which had been proposed formally by the St. Laurent government at the 1955 federal-provincial summit on taxation, would become his nemesis because of his reticence to sink the budget of the province.^[1]

In 1960 his government was defeated because of the hospital tax, which had been set by his government at $50 per capita and which the Liberals promised to abolish while maintaining a balanced budget, and the Liberal promises to reform alcohol sales, and to revive the moose hunt.^[2]

Following the defeat of his provincial government, he was named Minister of Forestry in the cabinet of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. 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 House of Commons of Canada in 1972. He became Minister of National Revenue in 1962.

Legacy

Flemming's son, Hugh John Flemming, Jr. ran for a seat in the New Brunswick Legislature in 1974 but lost to Shirley Dysart by 73 votes. His grandson Ted Flemming was elected to the provincial legislature in the Rothesay by-election, 2012 and served as New Brunswick's minister of health from 2012 to 2014.

Flemming's family-run lumber mill in the village of Juniper, New Brunswick ran into financial difficulties in the late 1970s, but his friend 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 owned by Nexfor Inc. of Toronto, Ontario.^{[citation needed]}

Flemming and his wife Aida are buried in the Methodist Church Cemetery in Woodstock, New Brunswick.^[3]

References

^ Michel Cormier, Louis J. Robichaud - une révolution si peu tranquille, p.67
^ Michel Cormier, Louis J. Robichaud - une révolution si peu tranquille, p.101
^ "Gravestones & Inscriptions". Rootsweb. p. 5. Retrieved 7 July 2012.^{[dead link]}

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Cabinet posts (2)
18th Ministry – Cabinet of John Diefenbaker
Predecessor	Office	Successor
George Nowlan	Minister of National Revenue 1962–1963	Jack Garland
New portfolio	Minister of Forestry 1960–1963	Martial Asselin

[1] Michel Cormier, Louis J. Robichaud - une révolution si peu tranquille, p.67

[2] Michel Cormier, Louis J. Robichaud - une révolution si peu tranquille, p.101

[3] "Gravestones & Inscriptions". Rootsweb. p. 5. Retrieved 7 July 2012.^{[dead link]}

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 '''Hugh John Flemming''', [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] (January 5, 1899, in [[Peel, New Brunswick|Peel]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]] – October 16, 1982, in [[Fredericton]], New Brunswick) was a [[politician]] and the 24th [[Premier of New Brunswick]].
-He is always known as "Hugh John". 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 of New Brunswick|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.
+He is always known as "Hugh John". 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 of New Brunswick|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 on 22 September 1952. Flemming would then lead the [[42nd New Brunswick Legislature]], which ran from 11 February 1952 to 17 April 1956. He and his party were re-elected to govern the [[43rd New Brunswick Legislature]].
-As Premier, Flemming modernized the province's [[hydroelectricity|hydro]] system, built the [[Beechwood Dam]], then the largest hydro-electric project in the province, and presented a balanced budget every year in office.{{cn}}
+As Premier during two terms, Flemming modernized the province's [[hydroelectricity|hydro]] system, built the [[Beechwood Dam]], then the largest hydro-electric project in the province, and presented a balanced budget every year in office.{{cn}}
-In 1960 his government was defeated because of the hospital tax, which had been set by his government at $50 per capita and which the Liberals promised to abolish, and the Liberal promises to reform alcohol sales, and to revive the moose hunt.<ref>Michel Cormier, ''Louis J. Robichaud - une révolution si peu tranquille'', p.101</ref>
+Universal health care, which had been proposed formally by the [[St. Laurent]] government at the 1955 federal-provincial summit on taxation, would become his nemesis because of his reticence to sink the budget of the province.<ref>Michel Cormier, ''Louis J. Robichaud - une révolution si peu tranquille'', p.67</ref>
+In 1960 his government was defeated because of the hospital tax, which had been set by his government at $50 per capita and which the Liberals promised to abolish while maintaining a balanced budget, and the Liberal promises to reform alcohol sales, and to revive the moose hunt.<ref>Michel Cormier, ''Louis J. Robichaud - une révolution si peu tranquille'', p.101</ref>
-Following the defeat of his provincial government, he was named [[Minister of Forestry (Canada)|Minister of Forestry]] in the [[Cabinet of Canada|cabinet]] of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[John Diefenbaker]] and later became [[Minister of National Revenue (Canada)|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 [[House of Commons of Canada]] in 1972.
+Following the defeat of his provincial government, he was named [[Minister of Forestry (Canada)|Minister of Forestry]] in the [[Cabinet of Canada|cabinet]] of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[John Diefenbaker]].  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 [[House of Commons of Canada]] in 1972. He became [[Minister of National Revenue (Canada)|Minister of National Revenue]] in 1962.
 ==Legacy==

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Canadian Province (1867–present)	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. J. Flemming Robichaud Hatfield McKenna Frenette Thériault Lord Graham Alward Gallant Higgs Holt
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