Judson Egbert Hetherington (May 15, 1866 – 1928) was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada. He represented Queen's County

Queens County, New Brunswick

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 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1917 to 1925 as a Liberal.

He was born in Codys, New Brunswick

Codys, New Brunswick

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, the son of Thomas Hetherington

Thomas Hetherington (politician)

Thomas Hetherington was a merchant, farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1882 to 1892 as a Liberal member....

 and Violet D. Thorne. He studied medicine at the Chicago Homeopathic Medical College and Rush Medical College

Rush Medical College

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. In 1894, he married Anna H. Lancey. In 1906, he retired from medicine and returned to New Brunswick. Hetherington was a prominent freemason. He served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1919 to 1920 and as Provincial Secretary-Treasurer

Department of Finance (New Brunswick)

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 (Minister of Finance) from 1921 to 1925, when he was defeated .

His widow established the Judson E. Hetherington Memorial Library at Saint John Hospital and scholarships for New Brunswick medical students at Acadia University

Acadia University

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under the Hetherington name .