Judson Egbert Hetherington (May 15, 1866 – January 29, 1928) was a physician and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the

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from 1917 to 1925 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of

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and Violet D. Thorne. He studied medicine at the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College and

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. In 1894, he married Anna H. Lancey. In 1906, he retired from medicine and returned to New Brunswick. Hetherington was a prominent

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. He served as

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from 1919 to 1920 and as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer (Minister of Finance) from 1921 to 1925, when he was defeated. His widow established the Judson E. Hetherington Memorial Library at Saint John Hospital and scholarships for New Brunswick medical students at

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under the Hetherington name.Anna Hetherington, New Brunswick Museum

References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1920'', EJ Chambers 1866 births 1928 deaths New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick People from Queens County, New Brunswick Finance ministers of New Brunswick Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub