The Honorable Daniel Lionel Hanington

English: , Daniel Lionel Hanington was born on 27 June 1835 in Shediac, New Brunswick, to Daniel Hanington, Sr. and Margaret Peters. He attended Mount Allison Academy, and then studied law under Charles Fisher in Fredericton. He was called to the Bar in 1861. Mr. Hannington married Emily Myers Wetmore that same year and, moving to Dorchester, he established his law practice. , Mr. Hanington came from a prominent and political New Brunswick family: his maternal grandfather and father had both been members of the House of Assembly. While Mr. Hanington's political career spanned two decades, only nine months were spent as Premier. , Mr. Hanington's political career began in 1870, when he won a seat in a by-election. His devout Anglicanism influenced his decision to oppose the Common Schools Act, which proposed to remove religious instruction from publicly funded schools. His unpopular stand cost him his seat in the Assembly in the 1874 election. He was re-elected four years later, entering Cabinet as a minister without portfolio. , Mr. Hanington was named Premier on 25 May 1882 when the incumbent leader, Premier John James Fraser, resigned. His succession to the Office of Premier was a surprise to and unpopular with the former Premier's supporters. This dissent destabilized the coalition of support that existed in the Assembly since Confederation. , Premier Hanington formed his government during a prorogation of the Legislature; therefore, he was powerless to propose or pass legislation. When the Legislature reconvened in February 1883, Andrew G. Blair's Liberal opposition quickly defeated Premier Hanington in a vote of non-confidence. , Mr. Hanington stayed on as an extremely vocal Leader of the Opposition until 1892. He left politics in that year when he was appointed to the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, a position he held until his death on 6 May 1909 in Dorchester. He is buried in the Dorchester Rural Cemetery. ,