Allen Haley (January 31, 1844 – April 23, 1900) was a Canadian dentist, ship builder and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1882 to 1890 and Hants in the

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from 1896 to 1900 as a

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member. He was born in

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth is a town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. A port town, industries include fishing, and tourism. It is the terminus of a ferry service to Bar Harbor, Maine, run by Bay Ferries. History Originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq, the regi ...

, the son of Allen Haley and Harriet Utley, and was educated there. Haley went on to study at the Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery. He set up his dental practice in

Windsor, Nova Scotia Windsor is a community located in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a service centre for the western part of the county and is situated on Highway 101. The community has a history dating back to its use by the Mi'kmaq Nation for sev ...

. In 1869, he married Annie M. Smith. He was secretary for the Shipowners Marine Insurance Company. Haley served as probate registrar for Hants County, a member of the Windsor town council and Warden for Windsor.''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889''
JA Gemmill He ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1891. Haley died in office in

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at the age of 56.

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1844 births 1900 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Liberal Party of Canada MPs People from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub