LC control no. | no2014147282 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Fielding, W. S. (William Stevens), 1848-1929 |
Variant(s) | Fielding, William Stevens, 1848-1929 |
See also | Here are entered the works of the Premier acting in a capacity other than official. For works of the Premier acting in his official capacity, see: Nova Scotia. Premier (1884-1896 : Fielding) Chief executive of: Nova Scotia. Premier (1884-1896 : Fielding) |
Associated country | Canada |
Birth date | 1848-11-24 |
Death date | 1929-06-23 |
Place of birth | Halifax (N.S.) |
Place of death | Ottawa (Ont.) |
Field of activity | Journalism Politics and government |
Profession or occupation | Journalists Politicians Premiers (Canada)--Nova Scotia Finance ministers--Canada Finance ministers--Canada |
Found in | Vinogradoff, Paul. Historical types of international law, 1923: "Annexes," p. 114 (William S. Fielding) Dictionary of Canadian Biography/Dictionnaire biographique du Canada, XV (1921-1930), online version, Oct. 30, 2014: (Fielding, William Stevens: b. 24 Nov. 1848 in Halifax; d. 23 June 1929 in Ottawa; in 1864, at 16, obtained employment with the Halifax Morning chronicle, and was managing editor from 1874-1884; as Nova Scotian correspondent for the Toronto Globe for 14 years; in 1879, helped found the Young Men's Liberal Club in Halifax; in June 1882 contested the provincial constituency of Halifax County and won; two years later succeeded William Thomas Pipes as premier of Nova Scotia; founding member of the Maritime Provinces Liberal Association; appointed finance minister by Wilfrid Laurier in 1896, ended with the defeat of the Liberal Party in 1911; again appointed finance minister in the first government of William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1921-1925; retired from government in 1925; died in 1929) <http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=8133> LAC authority viewed via VIAF, October 31, 2014: (Fielding, W. S. (William Stevens), 1848-1929) |
National bib agency no. | 0040A4682E |
Associated language | eng |
Quality code | nlc |