Tilley was elected to the provincial legislature in 1916 as a ConservativeMLA and became a cabinet minister in 1925 under Premier John B. M. Baxter. In 1931 Baxter's successor, Charles D. Richards made Tilley Minister of Lands and Mines, a position he held until succeeding Richards in 1933 as Premier. The Conservative government, despite two changes in premiers, was unable to deal with the Great Depression or maintain public confidence and Tilley's government was defeated in the 1935 election.
During the federal Liberal-Conservative Party's 1927 national convention in Winnipeg, Tilley was chosen to nominate R. B. Bennett as one of six leadership candidates. Bennett was an old friend with whom he had attended both elementary school and university. Tilley's endorsement of Bennett was blunt and prescient: "I nominate a gentleman whom, I believe, will be a winner." Bennett won the leadership race and became Prime Minister three years later.[1]
After leaving politics, Tilley became a county court judge for King and Albert Counties serving from 1935 to 1945. He also served as Admiralty Judge for New Brunswick.
^Boyko, John (2012). Bennett: The Rebel Who Challenged and Changed a Nation (2nd ed.). Fredericton, New Brunswick: Goose Lane Editions. p. 154. ISBN978-0-86942-669-2.
^"Judge J. L. Tilley, Former Premier Of NB, Dies". The Ottawa Journal. 26 Dec 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
leonard, percy, wolfe, tilley, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jst. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley May 21 1870 December 26 1947 was a New Brunswick lawyer politician and the 21st premier of New Brunswick Leonard Percy de Wolfe TilleyLeonard P D Tilley speaking on Parliament Hill in 192721st Premier of New BrunswickIn office June 1 1933 July 16 1935MonarchGeorge VLieutenant GovernorHugh Havelock McLeanMurray MacLarenPreceded byCharles D RichardsSucceeded byAllison DysartMLA for Saint John CityIn office June 20 1912 October 9 1920Serving with John Edward Wilson John R Campbell Charles B Lockhart Frank L Potts William Francis RobertsPreceded byRobert MaxwellSucceeded byRobert Thomas HayesIn office August 10 1925 June 27 1935Serving with James Lewis Walter W White W Henry Harrison Miles E Agar William Francis Roberts William Francis RobertsPreceded byWalter E FosterSucceeded byA P PatersonPersonal detailsBorn 1870 05 21 May 21 1870Ottawa Ontario CanadaDiedDecember 26 1947 1947 12 26 aged 77 Saint John New Brunswick CanadaPolitical partyConservativeSpouseLaura Tremaine Richardson m 1903 RelationsDeWolf familyTilley was born in Ottawa Ontario Canada the son of Samuel Leonard Tilley one of the Fathers of Confederation and Alice Starr Chipman Tilley 1844 1921 He grew up in Ottawa and Fredericton Tilley was educated at the University of New Brunswick and then studied law at Dalhousie Law School He articled in law with Sir Frederick Barker was called to the bar in 1893 and set up practice in Saint John He also served as a captain in the militia and was Chief Recruiting Officer for the province in 1914 Tilley was elected to the provincial legislature in 1916 as a Conservative MLA and became a cabinet minister in 1925 under Premier John B M Baxter In 1931 Baxter s successor Charles D Richards made Tilley Minister of Lands and Mines a position he held until succeeding Richards in 1933 as Premier The Conservative government despite two changes in premiers was unable to deal with the Great Depression or maintain public confidence and Tilley s government was defeated in the 1935 election During the federal Liberal Conservative Party s 1927 national convention in Winnipeg Tilley was chosen to nominate R B Bennett as one of six leadership candidates Bennett was an old friend with whom he had attended both elementary school and university Tilley s endorsement of Bennett was blunt and prescient I nominate a gentleman whom I believe will be a winner Bennett won the leadership race and became Prime Minister three years later 1 After leaving politics Tilley became a county court judge for King and Albert Counties serving from 1935 to 1945 He also served as Admiralty Judge for New Brunswick Tilley died in Saint John New Brunswick Canada at the age of 77 2 References edit Boyko John 2012 Bennett The Rebel Who Challenged and Changed a Nation 2nd ed Fredericton New Brunswick Goose Lane Editions p 154 ISBN 978 0 86942 669 2 Judge J L Tilley Former Premier Of NB Dies The Ottawa Journal 26 Dec 1947 p 6 Retrieved 24 December 2016 via Newspapers com Government of New Brunswick biography pdf New Brunswick provincial government of Charles D RichardsCabinet post 1 Predecessor Office SuccessorCharles D Richards Minister of Lands and Mines1931 1935 Frederick W PirieNew Brunswick provincial government of John B M BaxterCabinet post 1 Predecessor Office Successor President of the Executive Council1925 1931 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leonard Percy de Wolfe Tilley amp oldid 1098361009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
