Howard Hadden Halladay

Canadian politician

Howard Hadden Halladay

Member of the Canadian House of Commons
In office 1917 – October 30, 1925
Preceded by	New District
Succeeded by	Edward Garland
Constituency	Bow River

Personal details
Born	June 15, 1875 Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 23, 1952(1952-01-23) (aged 76)^[1] Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Political party	Independent Farmer
Other political affiliations	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.

References

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