Preceded by Richard Hanson Role Canadian Politician Succeeded by Milton Fowler Gregg Died August 10, 1947 | Political party Liberal Party Liberal Party of Canada Name Hedley Gregory | |
Born April 7, 1902
Fredericton, New Brunswick ( 1902-04-07 ) Cabinet Minister of Fisheries (1945–1947) Education University of New Brunswick | ||
Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges, (April 7, 1902 – August 10, 1947) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, the son of Hedley Vicars Burpee Bridges and Mabel Eloise Fulton Gregory, he was educated at the University of New Brunswick. 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 Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the electoral district of Restigouche from 1935 to 1939. From 1936 to 1938, he was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. During World War II, he served in the Canadian Army with the II Canadian Corps. After the war, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of York—Sunbury in the 1945 federal election. A Liberal, from 1945 until his death in 1947, he was the Minister of Fisheries.