# William Pugsley

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Premier and Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick (1850–1925)

This article is about the former Premier of New Brunswick. For the Richmond Hill, Ontario reeve, see [William H. Pugsley](/source/William_H._Pugsley).

The Honourable William Pugsley PC KC Hon. William Pugsley 11th Premier of New Brunswick In office March 6, 1907 – May 31, 1907 Monarch Edward VII Lieutenant Governor Lemuel J. Tweedie Preceded by Lemuel J. Tweedie Succeeded by Clifford W. Robinson 15th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick In office November 6, 1917 – February 28, 1923 Monarch George V Governors General The Duke of Devonshire The Lord Byng of Vimy Premier Walter E. Foster Peter J. Veniot Preceded by Gilbert Ganong Succeeded by William Frederick Todd MLA for Kings In office July 4, 1885 – October 22, 1892 Serving with Finnemore E. Morton, Albert Scott White, Gabriel Flewelling, George L. Taylor Preceded by Edwin Arnold Vail Succeeded by George G. Scovil In office February 18, 1899 – March 3, 1908 Serving with Albert Scott White, George G. Scovil, Ora P. King Preceded by George William Fowler Succeeded by James Alexander Murray Member of the Canadian Parliament for City and County of St. John In office September 18, 1907 – September 21, 1911 Preceded by Alfred Augustus Stockton Succeeded by John Waterhouse Daniel Member of the Canadian Parliament for City of St. John In office September 21, 1911 – November 6, 1917 Preceded by John Waterhouse Daniel Succeeded by District was abolished in 1914 Personal details Born (1850-09-27)September 27, 1850 Sussex, New Brunswick, British North America Died March 3, 1925(1925-03-03) (aged 74) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Party Liberal Spouses Frances Jane Parks ​ ​ (m. 1876; died 1914)​ Gertrude Macdonald ​ (m. 1915)​ Children 3 sons and 2 daughters Alma mater University of New Brunswick Occupation Lawyer, businessman Profession Politician

**William Pugsley** [PC](/source/King's_Privy_Council_for_Canada) [KC](/source/King's_Counsel) (September 27, 1850 – March 3, 1925) was a politician and lawyer in [New Brunswick](/source/New_Brunswick), Canada.

## Biography

He was born in [Sussex, New Brunswick](/source/Sussex%2C_New_Brunswick), the son of William Pugsley, of [United Empire Loyalist](/source/United_Empire_Loyalist) descent, and Frances Jane Hayward. He was educated at the [University of New Brunswick](/source/University_of_New_Brunswick). He studied mathematics, classics, and English earning numerous scholarships. In his junior year he was the gold medallist of his class. He went on to study law, was admitted to the bar in 1872 and set up practice in [Saint John](/source/Saint_John%2C_New_Brunswick). The [University of New Brunswick](/source/University_of_New_Brunswick) awarded him a [BCL](/source/Bachelor_of_Civil_Law) in 1879 and would confer honorary degrees of [DCL](/source/Doctor_of_Civil_Law) in 1884 and [LL.D](/source/Doctor_of_Laws) in 1918. Pugsley was created a [QC](/source/Queen's_Counsel) on 4 February 1891.

Pugsley, a [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_New_Brunswick), served as [Speaker](/source/Speaker_(politics)) of the [Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_New_Brunswick) as well as [Solicitor-General](/source/Solicitor) and [Attorney-General](/source/Attorney-General) before becoming the 11th [premier of New Brunswick](/source/Premier_of_New_Brunswick) in 1907.

He resigned in September of that year to become Minister of Public Works in the [federal Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada) government of Sir [Wilfrid Laurier](/source/Wilfrid_Laurier). He served in that position until the government's defeat in the [1911 federal election](/source/1911_Canadian_federal_election), but remained as a [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)) (MP) until 1917 when he was appointed the 15th [lieutenant governor of New Brunswick](/source/Lieutenant_governor_of_New_Brunswick). When his term ended in 1923, he was appointed to a federal position in charge of settling war claims, and held that position until his death. Pugsley was staying at [King Edward Hotel](/source/King_Edward_Hotel) when he fell ill and died of pneumonia in [Toronto](/source/Toronto) in 1925.[1] He was buried in the Fernhill Cemetery in [Saint John, New Brunswick](/source/Saint_John%2C_New_Brunswick).

## Electoral record

By-election on 18 September 1907 On Mr. Stockton's death, 15 March 1907 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Pugsley acclaimed

v t e 1908 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Pugsley 5,582 Conservative Alexander William MacRae 5,086

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mr. Pugsley Succumbs"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8015659/mr_pugsley_succumbs/). *The Lethbridge Herald*. March 4, 1925. pp. 1, [4](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8015734/mr_pugsley_part_2/). Retrieved December 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

- ["William Pugsley"](https://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=8335). *[Dictionary of Canadian Biography](/source/Dictionary_of_Canadian_Biography)* (online ed.). [University of Toronto Press](/source/University_of_Toronto_Press). 1979–2016.

- [Biography, Government of New Brunswick](http://www.gnb.ca/legis/leglibbib/Special_Projects/premiers-bios/english/WPugsley.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120319030447/http://www.gnb.ca/legis/leglibbib/Special_Projects/premiers-bios/english/WPugsley.pdf) March 19, 2012, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

## External links

- [William Pugsley – Parliament of Canada biography](https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=7222)

v t e Premiers of New Brunswick British Crown colony (1854–67) Fisher Gray S. L. Tilley Smith P. Mitchell Canadian Province (1867–present) Wetmore King Hatheway King Fraser Hanington Blair J. Mitchell Emmerson Tweedie Pugsley Robinson Hazen J. Flemming Clarke Murray Foster Veniot Baxter Richards L. P. Tilley Dysart McNair H. J. Flemming Robichaud Hatfield McKenna Frenette Thériault Lord Graham Alward Gallant Higgs Holt Canada portal Category

v t e Lieutenant governors of New Brunswick Post-Confederation (1867–present) Doyle Harding L. Wilmot Tilley Chandler R. Wilmot Tilley Boyd Fraser McClelan Snowball Tweedie Wood Ganong Pugsley Todd McLean M. MacLaren Clark D. MacLaren O'Brien McNair Bird Robichaud Stanley Finn McCain Trenholme Counsell Chiasson Nicholas Roy-Vienneau Murphy Imbeault Governors before Confederation (1786–1866) Carleton Smyth Douglas Campbell Harvey Colebrooke Head Manners-Sutton Hamilton-Gordon

v t e Ministers of public works of Canada Public works (1867–1996) McDougall Langevin Mackenzie Tupper Langevin Smith Ouimet Desjardins Tarte Sutherland Hyman Pugsley Monk Rogers Ballantyne Carvell Reid (acting) Sifton Reid (acting) McCurdy Bostock King Perley Ryckman Elliott Stewart P. Cardin Michaud (acting) Fournier Harris (acting) Winters Green Walker Green (acting) Fulton Deschatelets L. Cardin McIlraith Laing Dubé Drury Buchanan Ouellet Nielsen Cosgrove LeBlanc Lapointe La Salle McInnes Jelinek (acting) MacKay Dick Dingwall Marleau1 Public works and government services (1996–2015) Marleau Gagliano Boudria Goodale Owen Brison Fortier Paradis Ambrose Finley Public services and procurement (2015–present) Foote Qualtrough Anand Tassi Jaczek Jean-Yves Duclos 1As part of substantial governmental reorganization, the position was merged with that of the minister of supply and services to create the position of Minister of Public Works and Government Services on July 12, 1995.

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