Hon. Richard Bennett Hatfield, P.C.

Rank:	26th
Term of Office:	November 12, 1970 – October 26, 1987
Predecessor:	Louis Robichaud
Successor:	Frank McKenna
Date of Birth:	April 9, 1931
Place of Birth:	Woodstock, New Brunswick
Date of Death:	April 26, 1991
Profession:	Lawyer, Sales Manager
Political Party:	Progressive Conservative

Richard Bennett Hatfield, PC , ONB, BA , LL.B (April 9, 1931 – April 26, 1991) was a New Brunswick politician and long time Premier of the province (1970-1987). File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Honourable Louis Joseph Robichaud, PC , CC , QC , BA , LL.D (October 21, 1925 - January 6, 2005), popularly known as Little Louis or Ti-Louis (due both for his short height and his sharing a name with Uncle Louis St. ... The Honourable Francis Joseph Frank McKenna, PC, ONB (born January 19, 1948, in Apohaqui, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian politician and diplomat. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... The Town of Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada is located in Western New Brunswick at 46. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Purple Violet Tree Balsam Fir Bird Black-capped Chickadee Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a right-of-centre political party in New Brunswick, Canada. ... The Privy Council Office as it appeared in the 1880s The Queens Privy Council for Canada (French: Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada) is the council of advisers to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by the Governor General of Canada for life on the... The Order of New Brunswick, established in 2000, is the highest honour of the Province of New Brunswick. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws (or Baccalaureate of Laws) is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Purple Violet Tree Balsam Fir Bird Black-capped Chickadee Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked... A premier is an executive official of government. ...

Hatfield was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1961 and became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick in 1969 leading the party to victory in the 1970 election. During Hatfield's long tenure he became prominent on the national stage allying with federal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau during the constitutional negotiations that led to the 1982 patriation of the Canadian constitution and the creation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He also took leadership in helping create equality between the province's Acadian minority and English Canadian majority. A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a right-of-centre political party in New Brunswick, Canada. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Trudeau redirects here. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Canada Act 1982 The Canada Act 1982 (1982 c. ... The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada. ... The Charter, signed by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1981. ... The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the descendants of the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ...

His attempts at attracting investment to the province and developing the economy were less successful. In the 1970s the Hatfield government financed the manufacture of the Bricklin SV-1 in hopes of creating an auto industry in the province. Although a visionary project that produced an advanced quality sports car, huge cost overuns and poor management led to the company's demise. The Bricklin SV-1 was a gullwing door sports car built in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada from 1974 until early 1976 for the US market. ...

Hatfield's last years in office were plagued by personal scandal. In October 1984 he was charged with criminal possession of marijuana after a small amount of the drug was found in his suitcase during a routine inspection of luggage during that year's royal visit by Queen Elizabeth II. He was acquitted on the charges. A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... // 18th Century Members of the Royal Family have visited Canada numerous times since the late 18th century. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of 16 sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally, though she is more directly involved with the United Kingdom, where the Royal Family resides, and the Monarchy is historically indigenous. ...

Hatfield was a life-long bachelor, and lived alone in a house full of collector dolls. Many suspected him of being a homosexual, and even a Liberal opponent, Joe Daigle, responded to Hatfield's accusations of being unoriginal by saying, "I'd rather be a second hand rose then a faded pansy." Hatfield would spend lots of time in New York and Europe, once saying to a reporter that "[He was] elected to run New Brunswick, not live there." A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single). ... Look up doll in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ...

The 1987 election saw Hatfield's Tories lose every seat in the legislature. Hatfield resigned as Premier and party leader immediately. In 1990 he was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Brian Mulroney but was soon stricken with an inoperable brain tumour and died in 1991. He was 60. His memorial service, which was held at the Christ Church Cathedral in Fredericton, New Brunswick, was attended by Premiers and Prime Ministers, friends and opponents. In the 1987 election in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, the Liberal Party swept to victory, for the first time since 1970, in a massive landslide by winning all 58 seats in the legislature. ... The term Tory derives from the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... The Senate of Canada (French: Le Sénat du Canada) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ... | name=The Rt. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Fredericpolis silvae filia noblis (Fredericton noble daughter of the forest) Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 131. ...

Early Life

The youngest of 5 children of Heber Hatfield and Dora Robinson, Richard was brought up with politics in the household. His father, already a well know potato shipper, was Hartland's mayor when he was born. In 1938, at 7 years old, his father brought him to Winnipeg at the Conservative leadership convention where he met his namesake, R.B. Bennett. In 1940 Heber was elected Victoria-Carleton county Conservative Member of Parliament and served until his death due to cancer in 1952. Young Richard spent a lot of time in Ottawa even getting to know John Diefenbaker and his first wife Edna. Hartland is the name of several places in the world: Canada Hartland, New Brunswick United Kingdom Hartland, Devon United States Hartland, Connecticut Hartland, Maine is the name of both a census-designated place and a town in Somerset County, Maine Hartland, Minnesota Hartland, New York Hartland, Vermont Hartland, Wisconsin (three... Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Area: 465. ... Conservative may refer to: Conservatism, political philosophy A member of a Conservative Party Conservative extension, premise of deductive logic Conservativity theorem, mathematical proof of conservative extension Conservative Judaism britney spears Category: ... For the British composer named Richard Bennett, see Richard Rodney Bennett. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Established 1850 as Bytown City Mayor Bob Chiarelli Governing body Ottawa City Council MPs / MPPs Members of Parliament (MPs) Mauril Bélanger (LPC), Paul Dewar (NDP), John Baird (CPC), Royal Galipeau (CPC), David McGuinty (LPC),Pierre Lemieux (CPC... John George Diefenbaker, CH, PC, QC, BA, MA, LL.B, LL.D, DCL, FRSC, FRSA, D.Litt, DSL, (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada (1957 – 1963). ...

After graduating from high school in 1948 in his home town Hartland, Hatfield attended Acadia University for four years majoring in chemistry and English. He also got involved in drama, an experience that seemed to have the most lasting impact of any during his years at Acadia. "That was extremely valuable" he said. "It would benefit every politician to have a bit of theatre training...too many politicians get caught up using big words to impress, but don't know how to project feelings." After Acadia, he attended Dalhousie University to become a doctor but after a year he turned to law. Acadia University is a university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Dalhousie University is a university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ...

Career before becoming Premier

Hatfield left Halifax in 1957 and moved to Truro to take a job with the firm Patterson,Smith,Matthew and Grant so he could do his six months probationary period. After successfully doing his time, he left Truro to join Gordon Churchill who was at the time Minister of Industry in Ottawa. He decline a job offer at the firm and he never practised law again. He stayed in Ottawa for nine months until he called his brother for a job back home. Fred Hatfield, who was managing the potato shipping and processing operation since Heber died, said yes and made Richard vice-president of sales. He worked with his brother until 1965 so he could be a full time politician. Halifax can refer to any of several things: // Australia Halifax Bay, North Queensland Canada Halifax Regional Municipality City of Halifax (dissolved city) Halifax County, Nova Scotia (dissolved county) Halifax (electoral district) Halifax International Airport Namibia Halifax Island United Kingdom Halifax, West Yorkshire Halifax (UK Parliament constituency) Halifax bank (formerly building... Truro (pronounced ; Cornish: Truru) is the only city within the county of Cornwall, it is also Cornwalls administrative centre. ... The Honourable Gordon Minto Churchill, PC , DSO , MA , LL.B (born November 8, 1898 in Cold Water, Ontario; died August 3, 1985) was a Canadian politician. ... In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Industry is responsible for overseeing the federal governments economic development and corporate affairs department, Industry Canada. ...

In 1961 Hugh John Flemming left his Carleton county seat to run successfully in the federal seat of Royal. Fred, who was at the time president of Carleton County PC Association, offered the nomination to Richard which he accepted. He ran against his brother-in-law Gerald Clark and won easily with a majority of 1736 votes. Years later he recalled "[Heber] reputation had helped me to be elected, and now I was on my own."

External links

• Political biography from the Library of Parliament

The Honourable Louis Joseph Robichaud, PC , CC , QC , BA , LL.D (October 21, 1925 - January 6, 2005), popularly known as Little Louis or Ti-Louis (due both for his short height and his sharing a name with Uncle Louis St. ... Government leaders prior to responsible government. ... The Honourable Francis Joseph Frank McKenna, PC, ONB (born January 19, 1948, in Apohaqui, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian politician and diplomat. ... Joseph Charles Van Horne (January 3, 1921 - August 27, 2003), also known as J.C. or Charlie, was a politician in New Brunswick, Canada, and the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick between 1966 and 1967. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a right-of-centre political party in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Malcolm Noble Mac MacLeod was a Canadian politician. ...

Premiers of New Brunswick
Colony: Fisher | Gray | Fisher | S. L. Tilley | Smith | P. Mitchell Province: | 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. Flemming | Robichaud | Hatfield | McKenna | Frenette | Thériault | Lord | Graham