Frederick Charles Squires (November 13, 1881 - 1960) was a lawyer and political figure in the Province of New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada

Canada

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. He represented Carleton County

Carleton County, New Brunswick

Carleton County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.The county is located in western New Brunswick, it borders on the west, the State of Maine; on the south, York County; on the north, Victoria County and is bisected by the Saint John River. Potato farming is a major industry...

 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

 from 1925 to 1935 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Bath, New Brunswick

Bath, New Brunswick

Bath is a village on the Saint John River in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada. As of 2006 the population was 592, now in 2008 it is 512. It has an elementary and a middle school. Bath is the birthplace of Buzz Hargrove, former president of the Canadian Auto Workers, and Rev. Brent Hawkes.The...

, the son of Robert Squires and Elizabeth Turner, both of United Empire Loyalist descent. He was educated at the provincial normal school

Normal school

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, the University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick

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 and Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School

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. In 1912, he married Hattie Duncan Pierce (1886-1977). Squires also was a high school principal. He served as speaker for the provincial assembly

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is the presiding officer of the provincial legislature. Since 1994 the position has been elected by MLAs using a secret ballot. Previously, the Speaker had been appointed by motion of the house, in practice moved by the Premier of New...

 from 1931 to 1935. He was a member of the local Masonic lodge and of the Knights of Pythias

Knights of Pythias

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