英語名言:The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is...

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
---Burton Hill

Burton Hill was Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, and became a civil engineer by career.

Hill attended school in St. Stephen then the University of New Brunswick where he received a Bachelor of Science for engineering. From 1918 to 1925, he was the New Brunswick provincial Deputy Minister of Public Works. In 1925, Hill became a full provincial minister of Public Works under Premier Peter Veniot, but resigned later that year after the government was defeated in an election where Hill did not win a seat.

In 1929 and 1930, he was commissioner for the Saint John Harbour Board.He was first elected to Parliament at the Charlotte riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there in 1940. After completing his second term, the 19th Canadian Parliament, Hill did not seek further re-election and left federal office at the 1945 election.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Hill

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• I can't agree more. -肖莊- ♀ (163 bytes) () 12/24/2014 postreply 09:23:02

• Well-said. Merry Christmas. -紫君- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/24/2014 postreply 10:18:10

• Thanks 紫君 for sharing nice quote. Merry Christmas! -南山鬆- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/24/2014 postreply 19:19:15

• 鬆鬆, Merry Christmas. -紫君- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/24/2014 postreply 19:32:26