Burton Hill

Burton Maxwell Hill (21 June 1883 – 7 January 1963) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, and became a civil engineer by career.

Burton Hill
Member of Parliament
for Charlotte
In office
October 1935  April 1945
Preceded byArthur D. Ganong
Succeeded byA. Wesley Stuart
Personal details
Born
Burton Maxwell Hill

(1883-06-21)21 June 1883
St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Died7 January 1963(1963-01-07) (aged 79)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Leah Violet Beveridge
m. 20 June 1911[1]
Professioncivil engineer

Hill attended school in St. Stephen then the University of New Brunswick where he received a Bachelor of Science for engineering. From 1918 to 1925, he was the New Brunswick provincial Deputy Minister of Public Works. In 1925, Hill became a full provincial minister of Public Works under Premier Peter Veniot, but resigned later that year after the government was defeated in an election where Hill did not win a seat.[1]

In 1929 and 1930, he was commissioner for the Saint John Harbour Board.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Charlotte riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there in 1940. After completing his second term, the 19th Canadian Parliament, Hill did not seek further re-election and left federal office at the 1945 election.

References

  1. Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.


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