- A. Wesley Stuart
Infobox CanadianMP
name= Wesley Stuart
cabinet =
term_start =June 11, 1945
term_end =March 31, 1958
predecessor =Burton M. Hill
successor =Caldwell Stewart
birth_date =February 11 1902
birth_place =Deer Island,New Brunswick ,Canada flagicon|Canada
death_date =1984
death_place =
profession =Commercial fisherman
party =Liberal Party of Canada
party colour = Red
residence =St. Andrews, New Brunswick
riding =Charlotte
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term_start2=
term_end2=
predecessor2=
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spouse= Marguerite Graham (1899-1961)Andrew Wesley Stuart (
February 11 ,1902 - 1984) was a Canadian commercial fisherman andpolitician from the Province of New Brunswick.Known by Wesley, he was born at Deer Island,
New Brunswick , the son of Andrew Holmes Stuart and Laura Gertrude Thompson. Raised in a place where fishing was a major part of the economy, in addition to fishing for a living, he worked as a governmentfishing industry inspector.In the 1945 Canadian federal election, Stuart was elected as the Liberal Party's candidate for the riding of Charlotte. He was reelected in 1949, 1953, and again in 1957.
Wesley Stuart lived on the bank of the
St. Croix River and as was common for residents, he frequently travelled across the border toMaine . A proponent offree trade between Canada and theUnited States , in 1951 Stuart received much publicly in both countries for his statements in theCanadian House of Commons on cross-bordersmuggling . "Time" magzine reported that he declared he had "been a smuggler all his life—and intended to keep on being one," adding that he "never came through [the border] in my lifetime that I did not smuggle something." Stuart's straight talk met with wide approval by his constituents and in the ensuing federal election, he won his third term in office with the largest majority of his political career.In the 1958 electoral sweep by the Progressive Convervatives under
John Diefenbaker , Stuart lost his seat to Caldwell Stewart. While remaining active in politics, he served as the New Brunswick Liberal Party President from 1960 to 1963.On October 23, 1924 he married Julia Marguerite Graham (1899-1961) . The couple had three children. Wesley Stuart died in 1984. He and his wife are buried in the
St. Andrews, New Brunswick Rural Cemetery.References
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=3f8478c9-237c-49c9-b8d2-585121332655&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Members.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2FLists%2FMembers.aspx%3FParliament%3D%26Riding%3D%26Name%3Ds%26Party%3D%26Province%3D%26Gender%3D%26New%3DFalse%26Current%3DFalse%26Picture%3DFalse Parliament of Canada - Andrew Wesley Stuart]
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,889281,00.html November 12, 1951 Time magazine article titled "Case of the Smuggling M.P."]
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