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Hubert James Seamans (born June 30, 1951), is a businessman and former political figure in
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, Canada. He represented Riverview in the
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from 1985 to 1991 as a Liberal member. He was born in Saint George, New Brunswick, the son of Whitman Hubert Seamans and Jean Nells MacDonald. He was educated at
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, the
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and the
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. In 1973, Seamans married Elizabeth Ann McLaughlin. Seamans served on the town council for Riverview. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1985 by-election held after
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was named to the Canadian Senate. He was Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1989 to 1991. He owns Seahold Investments Inc. of
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which provides bridge financing to people awaiting insurance claim settlements due to motor vehicle accidents. He worked in personal and corporate lending with a major Canadian chartered bank. He was a partner in a building supply business for twenty three years. He was the President of a private venture capital group in New Brunswick.http://www.seaholdinvestments.com/who.html Hubert Seamans


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* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1988'', PG Normandin 1951 births Living people New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Canadian Anglicans 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick {{LiberalAssociation-NewBrunswick-MLA-stub