He was born at Shediac, New Brunswick, the son of Daniel Hanington, and was educated there and at Mount Allison Academy in Sackville. He went on to study law and was called to the New Brunswick bar in 1861. In that same year, he married Emily Myers Wetmore. He served as a school trustee for several years and was clerk for the Westmorland County court from 1867 to 1870.
Hanington ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial legislature for Westmorland in 1870 but was elected in an 1870 by-election as a Liberal-Conservative. He was defeated in 1874 then regained his seat in 1878 and entered the cabinet of PremierJohn James Fraser as minister without portfolio and succeeded Fraser as premier in 1882. Hanington was sympathetic to Acadian rights and appointed a member of that community, Pierre-Amand Landry, to the senior cabinet position of provincial secretary. However, Hanington faced a leader of the opposition, Andrew G. Blair who had organised the Liberal Party into a powerful force. In 1883, Blair defeated Hanington's Conservative government in a Motion of No Confidence and won the subsequent election. Hanington continued as leader of the opposition but was unable to defeat Blair's Liberals in the 1886 election. He remained in the legislature until 1892 and, in 1896, he accepted an appointment to the bench as a member of the province's Supreme Court.
He was the presiding judge at the last trial of Tom Collins.
References
The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ... (1881), pp. 660–661. (subscription required)
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daniel, lionel, hanington, confused, with, royal, canadian, navy, officer, june, 1835, 1909, brunswick, canada, politician, jurist, premier, brunswickin, office, 1882, march, 1883monarchvictorialieutenant, governorrobert, duncan, wilmotpreceded, byjohn, fraser. Not to be confused with Daniel Lionel Hanington Royal Canadian Navy officer Daniel Lionel Hanington June 27 1835 May 5 1909 was a New Brunswick Canada politician and jurist Daniel Lionel Hanington6th Premier of New BrunswickIn office May 25 1882 March 3 1883MonarchVictoriaLieutenant GovernorRobert Duncan WilmotPreceded byJohn J FraserSucceeded byAndrew G BlairMLA for WestmorlandIn office December 26 1870 June 18 1874Serving with Joseph Lytle Moore John A Humphrey Pierre Amand Landry Thomas Pickard Angus McQueenPreceded byBliss BotsfordSucceeded byEdward J SmithIn office June 25 1878 April 1 1892Serving with Amasa E Killam Charles A Black Joseph Laurence Black Olivier Maximin Melanson Pierre Amand Landry Henry Absalom Powell Joseph A McQueen Joseph Laurence Black John A Humphrey H T Stevens Henry Absalom PowellPreceded byThomas PickardSucceeded byAmasa E KillamPersonal detailsBorn 1835 06 27 June 27 1835Shediac New Brunswick British North AmericaDiedMay 5 1909 1909 05 05 aged 73 Dorchester New Brunswick CanadaPolitical partyConservativeSpouseEmily Myers Wetmore m 1861 wbr RelationsDaniel Hanington father Alma materMount Allison AcademyOccupationlawyer and juristProfessionpoliticianHe was born at Shediac New Brunswick the son of Daniel Hanington and was educated there and at Mount Allison Academy in Sackville He went on to study law and was called to the New Brunswick bar in 1861 In that same year he married Emily Myers Wetmore He served as a school trustee for several years and was clerk for the Westmorland County court from 1867 to 1870 Hanington ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial legislature for Westmorland in 1870 but was elected in an 1870 by election as a Liberal Conservative He was defeated in 1874 then regained his seat in 1878 and entered the cabinet of Premier John James Fraser as minister without portfolio and succeeded Fraser as premier in 1882 Hanington was sympathetic to Acadian rights and appointed a member of that community Pierre Amand Landry to the senior cabinet position of provincial secretary However Hanington faced a leader of the opposition Andrew G Blair who had organised the Liberal Party into a powerful force In 1883 Blair defeated Hanington s Conservative government in a Motion of No Confidence and won the subsequent election Hanington continued as leader of the opposition but was unable to defeat Blair s Liberals in the 1886 election He remained in the legislature until 1892 and in 1896 he accepted an appointment to the bench as a member of the province s Supreme Court He was the presiding judge at the last trial of Tom Collins References EditThe Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self made men 1881 pp 660 661 subscription required Biography Government of New Brunswick pdf Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel Lionel Hanington amp oldid 976372410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
