Allison Dysart
Canadian politician, lawyer and judge
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::summary Canadian politician, lawyer and judge ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | A. Allison Dysart |
| image | Allison Dysart newspaper1938.png |
| caption | Dysart, pictured in a 1938 newspaper |
| order | 22nd Premier of New Brunswick |
| term_start | July 16, 1935 |
| term_end | March 13, 1940 |
| predecessor | Leonard P. D. Tilley |
| successor | John B. McNair |
| monarch | George V |
| Edward VIII | |
| George VI | |
| lieutenant_governor | Murray MacLaren |
| William G. Clark | |
| office1 | MLA for Kent |
| term_start1 | February 24, 1917 |
| term_end1 | March 13, 1940 |
| predecessor1 | Thomas-Jean Bourque |
| David-Vital Landry | |
| successor1 | J. Killeen McKee |
| alongside1 | Philias J. Melanson, Auguste Bordage, R. G. Richard, François G. Richard, Isaie Melanson |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Cocagne, New Brunswick, Canada |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| party | Liberal |
| spouse | |
| children | 1 son and 2 daughters |
| alma_mater | Ontario Agricultural College |
| Dalhousie Law School | |
| occupation | lawyer and judge |
| profession | politician |
| :: |
| name = A. Allison Dysart | image = Allison Dysart newspaper1938.png | caption = Dysart, pictured in a 1938 newspaper | order = 22nd Premier of New Brunswick | term_start = July 16, 1935 | term_end = March 13, 1940 | predecessor = Leonard P. D. Tilley | successor = John B. McNair | monarch = George V Edward VIII George VI | lieutenant_governor = Murray MacLaren William G. Clark | office1 = MLA for Kent | term_start1 = February 24, 1917 | term_end1 = March 13, 1940 | predecessor1 = Thomas-Jean Bourque David-Vital Landry | successor1 = J. Killeen McKee | alongside1 = Philias J. Melanson, Auguste Bordage, R. G. Richard, François G. Richard, Isaie Melanson | birth_date = | birth_place = Cocagne, New Brunswick, Canada | death_date = | death_place = Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | party = Liberal | spouse = | children = 1 son and 2 daughters | alma_mater = Ontario Agricultural College Dalhousie Law School | occupation = lawyer and judge | profession = politician |}} Albert Allison Dysart (March 22, 1880 – December 8, 1962) was a New Brunswick politician, lawyer and judge.
Life
Dysart was born in Cocagne, New Brunswick and had an ancestry of Scottish and English Loyalist. Initially having an interest in farming, he graduated from the University of St. Joseph's College in Memramcook where he got a Master of Arts, and received further education at the Ontario Agricultural College. Years later, Dysart would enter Dalhousie Law School and in 1914 he was called to the bar, setting up practice in Bouctouche. He was elected to the provincial legislature in 1917 and served as Speaker from 1921 to 1925 and served briefly as Minister of Lands and Mines in 1925 until the defeat of the Liberal government.
In 1926, Dysart succeeded Peter J. Veniot as leader of the Liberal party. In 1935 the Liberals returned to power and Dysart became the 22nd premier of New Brunswick. Dysart also served as his own Minister of Public Works from 1935 to 1938, and Chairman of the New Brunswick Electric Power Commission, from 1938 until his retirement from politics. His government introduced the first Landlord and Tenants Act in 1938 and updated the Labour Relations Act. It attempted to create jobs in the Great Depression through extensive road construction. After suffering from poor health from some time, he led the government to re-election in 1939 and resigned in 1940 to become a County Court Judge of Westmorland and Kent Counties. He served in that position until his retirement in 1955.
His former home in Shediac, New Brunswick is a registered historic place. He lived there from 1943 until his death.
References
| post1 = Minister of Lands and Mines | post1years = 1925 | post1note = | post1preceded = Peter J. Veniot | post1followed = Charles D. Richards
References
- [http://www.gnb.ca/legis/leglibbib/Special_Projects/premiers-bios/english/AADysart.pdf Biography, New Brunswick Legislative Library] {{webarchive. link. (2008-12-19)
- (October 2, 1982). "Dysart Enjoyed Wide Bipartisan Respect". Daily Gleaner.
- (8 Mar 1940). "Dysart Retires; McNair Is New N.B. Premier". The Winnipeg Tribune.
- [http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=5521 Albert Allison Dysart Residence]
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