Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick

Hopewell Hill is a Canadian rural community in Albert County, New Brunswick.^[1]

It is most famous for being the birthplace of the Right Honourable Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, PC, KC, LL.B (July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947), who was the eleventh Prime Minister of Canada from August 7, 1930 to October 23, 1935. Hopewell Hill has a population of almost 200, and has a store, an auto garage, a teahouse and a restaurant.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in Albert County, New Brunswick

• Cyrus Wesley Peck - Hopewell Hill born recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions at Cagnicourt, France during the First World War

Notable people

• R. B. Bennett

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick