Ronald Manning Fielding (October 7, 1896 – March 1, 1972) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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and

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in the

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from 1941 to 1960. He was a member of the

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. Fielding was born in 1896 at

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. He was educated at

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, and was a lawyer by career. He was a municipal solicitor from 1931–1948, and a county prosecutor from 1933–1946. He married Marion Leck in 1945. Fielding entered provincial politics in the 1941 election, winning the Halifax West riding. He was re-elected in the

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and 1949 elections. In December 1949, Fielding was appointed to the

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as Minister of Municipal Affairs. Fielding was re-elected in the 1953 election. In January 1954, Fielding was given an additional role in cabinet as Provincial Treasurer. In June 1956, he was named Minister of Education. In the 1956 election, Fielding was re-elected in the newly established Halifax Northwest riding. Fielding was defeated when he ran for re-election in

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, losing his seat by 27 votes to Progressive Conservative Gordon H. Fitzgerald. In 1965, Fielding was appointed to the

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, serving until his retirement in 1968. He died at

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on March 1, 1972.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fielding, Ronald Manning 1896 births 1972 deaths Dalhousie University alumni Judges in Nova Scotia Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs