Wilfred Smith Haney Explained

Wilfred Smith Haney
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1923
Term End1:1929
Predecessor1:Jonah Moorehouse Webster
Successor1:Andrew Robinson McMillen
Constituency1:Lambton West
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:3 January 1899
Birth Place:Sarnia, Ontario
Death Place:London, Ontario
Occupation:Lawyer

Wilfred Smith Haney (January 3, 1899 – December 16, 1947) was an Ontario barrister and political figure. He represented Lambton West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1929 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Sarnia, Ontario, in 1899,[1] the son of William Henry Haney, and educated in Sarnia and at Osgoode Hall. Haney served overseas with the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I. In 1922, he married Joan Cheney. He was a member of the Sarnia Board of Education. Haney ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1930. He died of an illness of three weeks in 1947.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Normandin, P.G.. Normandin, A.L.. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. 1929. P. G. Normandin. 0315-6168. 2014-10-12.
  2. "Wilfred S. Haney: Crown Attorney And Former MPP In Lambton West", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) [Toronto, Ont] 16 Dec 1947: 11.