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Richard Hatfield

Richard Hatfield, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Premier of New Brunswick (died 1991)

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Born
April 9, 1931
Died
April 26, 1991
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1931

About Richard Hatfield

Richard Bennett Hatfield was a Canadian politician who served as the premier of New Brunswick from 1970 to 1987. He was the longest-serving premier in New Brunswick history. Young Richard spent a lot of time in Ottawa, even getting to know John Diefenbaker and his first wife Edna. Frederick Heber Hatfield (1922-2004), who was managing the potato shipping and processing operation since Heber died, agreed and Richard became vice-president of sales. He ran against his brother-in-law Gerald Clark, and won easily with a majority of 1,736 votes. After graduating from high school in 1948 in his home town Hartland, Hatfield attended Acadia University for four years, majoring in chemistry and English, and became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

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Richard Hatfield timeline

  1. Frederick Heber Hatfield (1922-2004), who was managing the potato shipping and processing operation since Heber died, agreed and Richard became vice-president of sales.
  2. After graduating from high school in 1948 in his home town Hartland, Hatfield attended Acadia University for four years, majoring in chemistry and English, and became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

The world when Richard Hatfield was born

Richard Hatfield was born in 1931. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Richard Hatfield's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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