Aida McAnn Flemming
| Aida McAnn Flemming | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ada Maud Boyer McAnn March 7, 1896 Victoria Corner, New Brunswick |
| Died | January 25, 1994 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Known for | founder of the Kindness Club |
| Spouse(s) | Hugh John Flemming (m. 1946) |
Aida Maud Boyer McAnn Flemming, CM (7 March 1896 – 25 January 1994) was a Canadian teacher, writer and animal welfare advocate. She founded the Kindness Club, a humane education organization for children between the ages of 5 and 13. She was the wife of Hugh John Flemming, who was Premier of New Brunswick from October 8, 1952 to July 11, 1960.
Her father was Charles Whitfield McAnn. Originally from Kent County, New Brunswick, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan. After practising law in Moncton, New Brunswick, he moved to Kaslo, British Columbia with his wife, the former Ada Boyer. She died three months after their daughter Aida was born at the Boyer family home in Victoria Corner, New Brunswick on 7 March 1896. Aida was her parents' only child. She was named Ada but later changed the spelling of her name to that of the Verdi opera Aida.
Aida McAnn lived with her father, his second wife and their two children in Kaslo. Charles Whitfield McAnn was a successful lawyer who became a Queen's Counsel and was the mayor of Kaslo when he died in 1907 at the age of 42. Aida was then 11 years old. She returned to New Brunswick to live with her uncle L. Wesley McAnn, who later became the mayor of Moncton. In 1910 she entered Netherwood School in Rothesay, New Brunswick, where she excelled academically.
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