George Edwin King
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George Edwin King
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| In office June 9, 1870 – February 21, 1871 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew R. Wetmore |
| Succeeded by | George L. Hathaway |
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| In office July 5, 1872 – May 3, 1878 |
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| Preceded by | George L. Hathaway |
| Succeeded by | John James Fraser |
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| In office September 21, 1893 – May 8, 1901 |
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| Appointed by | John Sparrow David Thompson |
| Preceded by | Samuel Henry Strong/Christopher Salmon Patterson |
| Succeeded by | Louis Henry Davies |
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| Born | October 8, 1839 Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Died | May 7, 1901 (aged 61) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Confederation Party |
| Spouse | Lydia Eaton |
| Religion | Protestant |
George Edwin King (October 8, 1839 – May 7, 1901) was a New Brunswick politician and jurist.
He was elected to the first provincial legislature of the new Canadian Confederation in 1867 and served in the Confederation Party government as minister without portfolio. When Andrew R. Wetmore resigned, the Confederation Party became the Liberal-Conservatives and King became Premier in 1870. Some members of his caucus felt he was too close to the federal Conservatives of Sir John A. Macdonald and King was maneuvered out of the leadership by George L. Hathaway with King taking a position in the new cabinet. When Hathaway died in 1872, King became Premier for a second time serving until 1878. One of King's major accomplishments was the Common Schools Act of 1871 which implemented a single, tax supported public school system.
In 1880 he became a judge on the province's supreme court and in 1893 he became a justice on the Supreme Court of Canada.
On his passing in 1901, he was interred in the Fernhill Cemetery in Saint John, New Brunswick.
[edit] References
- Official Supreme Court Biography
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Government of New Brunswick profile of Premier King
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