Preceded by Edgar Keith Spinney Role Member of Parliament Succeeded by James Ralston Name Paul Hatfield Residence Yarmouth, Canada | Political party Liberal Party Liberal Party of Canada Preceded by riding created Spouse Sadie Trefry Resigned October 1925 | |
Full Name Paul Lacombe Hatfield Born 13 March 1873
Arcadia, Nova Scotia ( 1873-03-13 ) Profession broker, insurance agent, master mariner Died January 28, 1935, Yarmouth, Canada | ||
Paul Lacombe Hatfield (13 March 1873 – 28 January 1935) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Arcadia, Nova Scotia and became a broker, insurance agent and master mariner. He also served as a warden and municipal councillor for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
The son of Abraham Hatfield and Margaret Short, he established himself in Yarmouth.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Yarmouth and Clare riding in the 1921 general election. After completing his first term in the House of Commons, riding boundaries were changed and Hatfield became a candidate in the new Shelburne—Yarmouth riding for the 1925 election where he won re-election. Hatfield was re-elected in 1926.
He was appointed to the Senate on 7 October 1926 and remained in that role until his death on 28 January 1935.