Francis Haszard Explained

Francis Haszard
Order:10th
Office:Premier of Prince Edward Island
Predecessor:Arthur Peters
Successor:Herbert James Palmer
Lieutenant Governor:Donald Alexander MacKinnon
Benjamin Rogers
Term Start:February 1, 1908
Term End:May 16, 1911
Office1:Leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
Predecessor1:Arthur Peters
Successor1:Herbert James Palmer
Term Start1:February 1, 1908
Term End1:May 16, 1911
Office2:MLA (Councillor) for 4th Queens
Predecessor2:George Forbes
Successor2:Alexander Macphail
Term Start2:December 7, 1904
Term End2:May 16, 1911
Birth Name:Francis Longworth Haszard
Birth Date:20 November 1849
Birth Place:Bellevue, Lot 49, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Death Place:Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Liberal
Children:7
Residence:Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Alma Mater:Prince of Wales College
Occupation:lawyer, city magistrate, city recorder, master of the rolls, judge, and farmer
Profession:Politician
Cabinet:Attorney General (1908–1911)

Francis Longworth Haszard (November 20, 1849 – July 25, 1938) was a Prince Edward Island politician and jurist, the tenth premier of Prince Edward Island. His family had been United Empire Loyalists who left the United States after the American Revolution.

Longworth was born at Bellevue, Lot 49, Prince Edward Island. He studied law, was called to the bar in 1872 and set up practice in Charlottetown. He had been a magistrate in Charlottetown before being elected to the provincial legislature for the first time in 1904 as a Liberal. In 1908, he was asked by the lieutenant governor to become premier after the death of Arthur Peters.

The Liberals had been in power since 1891 and their majority in the legislature had eroded over time. By the time Haszard became premier the Liberals and opposition Conservatives had almost equal strength in the house.

Haszard represented PEI at the Maritime and Inter-Provincial conferences held in 1910 and attempted to obtain a better deal for the province from the federal government. He left politics in 1911 to accept an appointment to the province's Supreme Court and as Master of the Rolls. He retired from the bench in 1930.

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