Howard Hadden Halladay Explained

Howard Hadden Halladay
Birth Date:June 15, 1875
Birth Place:Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Constituency:Bow River
Term Start:1917
Term End:October 30, 1925
Predecessor:New District
Successor:Edward Garland
Party:Independent Farmer
Otherparty:Unionist
Occupation:politician

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 House of Commons of Canada 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.[2]

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.[3] Halladay served as a Member of Parliament for a single term before retiring at dissolution in 1921.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FamilySearch.org. 28 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Federal Political Experience. Parliament of Canada. May 2, 2010. 24 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130624071211/http://parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=ee360266-3964-425d-a104-bbbd143bae5a&Language=E&Section=ALL. dead.
  3. Web site: Bow River Election Results. December 17, 1917. Parliament of Canada. May 2, 2010.