Leonard P. D. Tilley speaking on Parliament Hill in 1927
Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley (May 21, 1870-December 28, 1947) was a New Brunswick politician and premier. Tilley was elected to the provincial legislature in 1916 as a ConservativeMLA and became a cabinet minister in 1925 under Premier John B. M. Baxter. In 1931 Baxter's successor, Charles D. Richards made Tilley minister of lands and mines, a position he held until succeeding Richards in 1933 as Premier. The Tory governments, despite two changes in premiers, was unable to deal with the Great Depression or maintain public confidence and Tilley's government was defeated in the 1935 election. Out of politics, Tilley became a judge.
Born in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Tilley was the son of Thomas Morgan Tilley, a storekeeper, and Susan Ann Peters.
Tilley was an activist in the temperance movement and this brought him to politics.
Tilley entered federal politics with Confederation in 1867 and served in the federal Macdonald Cabinet as Minister of Customs He became Minister of Finance in 1873 until the defeat of the government later that year.
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