Edward Henry George Gunter Hay (March 11, 1840 – November 25, 1918
) was a businessman and political figure in
Manitoba. He represented
St. Andrews South from 1871 to 1874 as an independent member and
St. Clements from 1879 to 1883 as an Independent-Liberal in the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
He was born in
Hull
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,
Yorkshire and worked as a
machinist
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for several years. Hay went to
New York City in 1858. In 1861, he came to
Georgetown, Minnesota
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, where he helped to build the steamship ''International'' on the
Red River. Hay moved to
Fort Garry in 1863 and built a mill at
St. Andrew's. He married Frances Gibson. Hay was defeated by
John Norquay when he ran for reelection to the Manitoba assembly in 1874. He later moved to
Portage la Prairie, where he built a
foundry. He was a founding member of the Winnipeg Board of Trade. From 1900 to 1911, Hay was Clerk of Works at St. Andrew's Lock.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the federal
Lisgar riding in 1872 and 1874.
Hay died in
Lockport.
References
1840 births
1918 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
People from Portage la Prairie
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia
British expatriates in the United States
British emigrants to pre-Confederation Canada
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