Albert Hellyer Explained

Albert Hellyer
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1919
Term End1:1920
Predecessor1:Udney Richardson
Successor1:William Raney
Constituency1:Wellington East
Party:United Farmers
Birth Date:14 July 1860
Birth Place:Arthur Township, Wellington County, Canada West
Death Place:Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario
Occupation:Farmer

Albert Hellyer (July 14, 1860  - September 7, 1945) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Wellington East from 1919 to 1920 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.[1] He was a member of the United Farmers of Ontario.[1]

Hellyer, a farmer from Kenilworth,[2] was elected to the legislature in the 1919 election.[3] However, after just a few weeks in office he resigned his seat to allow cabinet minister William Raney to enter the legislature in a by-election.[1] In exchange, he was appointed to a special provincial commission on land title and civil service reform.[4]

Notes and References

  1. "Executive of U.F.O. in East Wellington Helping Mr. Raney: Unanimously Decide to Accept Resignation of Member-elect, Mr. Hellyer". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 1920.
  2. "Hot Protest From Farmers: Could Not Stand a General Advance in Tariff". The Globe and Mail, November 29, 1905.
  3. http://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/index.cfm?page=colDetail&itmno=1102 "United Farmers became major political force in 1919"
  4. "Land Titles Act Subject of a Report: Special Commission Named by Government to Investigate It". The Globe and Mail, July 3, 1920.