Howard Hadden Halladay
Birth dateJune 15, 1875
Birth placeElgin, Ontario, Canada
Death dateJanuary 23, 1952 (aged 76)[1]
Death placeLos Angeles County, California, U.S.
OfficeMember of the Canadian House of Commons
ConstituencyBow River
Term start1917
Term endOctober 30, 1925
PredecessorNew District
SuccessorEdward Garland
PartyIndependent Farmer
Other partyUnionist
Occupationpolitician

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.

References

  1. ^ "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Federal Political Experience". Parliament of Canada. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "Bow River Election Results". Parliament of Canada. December 17, 1917. Retrieved May 2, 2010.