Edward Arthur Hardy (1884 – 4 February 1960) was a British

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politician. Born in Nottingham in 1884, he moved to Salford, Lancashire and was educated at St Clement's Church School before beginning work as a barber's assistant at a young age. He became involved in the local politics, and was elected to

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. He was Mayor of Salford in 1933/34. At the 1945 general election he was elected as Labour member of parliament for Salford South. The Salford South constituency was subsequently abolished, and Hardy was elected as MP for the new Salford East constituency in

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, and re-elected in

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. He retired from the

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in 1955. Hardy returned to Salford council and was an

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and leader of the council when he was awarded the freedom of the city in October 1959. He died shortly afterwards in February 1960, aged 75, and was buried in

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, Salford. He had married Amy Gorman in 1907.

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* 1884 births 1960 deaths Politicians from Nottingham Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1945–1950 Mayors of Salford Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Salford South {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub