Background
He was bornon November 24, 1848 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
He was bornon November 24, 1848 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
In 1882 he entered the local legislature as Liberal member for Halifax, and from 1884 to 1896 was premier and provincial secretary of the province, but in the latter year became finance minister in the Dominion administration of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and was elected to the House of Commons for Shelburne and Queen's county.
In 1902 he represented Canada at the Colonial Conference in London.
In 1923, Fielding was sworn into the Privy Council of the United Kingdom allowing him to be styled as Right Honourable, a rare privilege among Canadians who have not served as Prime Minister, Governor-General, or Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
He retired from politics in 1925.
He had 4 daughters and 1 son.
