Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges, (April 7, 1902 – August 10, 1947) was a

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politician. Born in Fredericton,

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, the son of Hedley Vicars Burpee Bridges and Mabel Eloise Fulton Gregory, he was educated at the

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. He studied law and was called to the Bar of New Brunswick in 1927. Bridges served as solicitor for the Royal Bank of Canada at Campbellton. He also taught school and was a high school principal. Bridges was a member of the

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for the electoral district of Restigouche from 1935 to 1939. From 1936 to 1938, he was the

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. During

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, he served in the

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with the

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. After the war, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the riding of

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in the 1945 federal election. A

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, from 1945 until his death in 1947, he was the Minister of Fisheries.

Electoral history

References

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