It was on this date in 1970 that the remarkable New Brunswick Premier, Richard Hatfield, was sworn into office. He was only 30 when he entered politics in 1961 and had secured his province’s top political job in only nine years. As Premier, Hatfield led New Brunswick for 17 years before Frank McKenna beat him in a landslide in September of 1987. Premier Hatfield was particularly well known nationally, having played a large role in patriating Canada’s constitution in 1981-82. He was also one of the original signatories to the Meech Lake Accord. After his defeat in New Brunswick, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney appointed him to the Senate. Sadly, Mr. Hatfield, one of the leading Red Tories of his time, was only 60 when he died in 1991.
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Queen Elizabeth and Premier Richard Hatfield/caption
Arthur Milnes is an accomplished public historian and award-winning journalist. He was research assistant on The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney’s best-selling Memoirs and also served as a speechwriter to then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and as a Fellow of the Queen’s Centre for the Study of Democracy under the leadership of Tom Axworthy. A resident of Kingston, Ontario, Milnes serves as the in-house historian at the 175 year-old Frontenac Club Hotel.
Queen Elizabeth and Premier Richard Hatfield/caption
Arthur Milnes is an accomplished public historian and award-winning journalist. He was research assistant on The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney’s best-selling Memoirs and also served as a speechwriter to then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and as a Fellow of the Queen’s Centre for the Study of Democracy under the leadership of Tom Axworthy. A resident of Kingston, Ontario, Milnes serves as the in-house historian at the 175 year-old Frontenac Club Hotel.Arthur Milnes is an accomplished public historian and award-winning journalist. He was research assistant on The Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney’s best-selling Memoirs and also served as a speechwriter to then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and as a Fellow of the Queen’s Centre for the Study of Democracy under the leadership of Tom Axworthy. A resident of Kingston, Ontario, Milnes serves as the in-house historian at the 175 year-old Frontenac Club Hotel.