New Brunswick: George King

From John To Justin by Craig Baird / Curiouscast

Sep 20, 202412:41Society & Culture

George King served as both the second and fourth premier of New Brunswick. His lasting legacy was the abolishment of debt imprisonment and the Schools Act that made a modern school system for the province. Support: patre...

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