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Howard Hadden Halladay

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Preceded by
  
New District

Occupation
  
politician

Succeeded by
  
Name
  
Howard Halladay


Constituency
  
Role
  
Politician

Died
  
January 23, 1952, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Political party
  
Independent Farmer

Other political affiliations
  
Unionist Party

Howard Hadden Halladay (June 15, 1875 – January 23, 1952) was a farmer, insurance agent, and Canadian federal politician. He served as a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921, sitting as a Unionist candidate in government. He also served as a municipal politician from 1913 to 1918 as mayor of Hanna, Alberta.

Political career

Halladay began his political career on the municipal level, serving as mayor of Hanna, Alberta, from 1913 to 1918.

While still mayor he ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1917 Canadian federal election. In that election he ran as the Unionist coalition candidate. He defeated three other candidates by a comfortable margin including future Alberta MLA Daniel Galbraith to take the new seat. Halladay served as a Member of Parliament for a single term before retiring at dissolution in 1921.

References

Howard Hadden Halladay Wikipedia


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