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 The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

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 Hanna is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada. History The town was first settled in 1912 and was incorporated in 1914. It was named after David Blyth Hanna, the third vice president of the Canadian Northern Railway. It was a division point ...

Political career

Halladay began his political career on the municipal level, serving as mayor of Hanna, Alberta, from 1913 to 1918. While still mayor he ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the

1917 Canadian federal election The 1917 Canadian federal election (sometimes referred to as the khaki election) was held on December 17, 1917, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 13th Parliament of Canada. Described by historian Michael Bliss as the "m ...

. 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. Halladay served as a Member of Parliament for a single term before retiring at dissolution in 1921.

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* 1875 births 1952 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Unionist Party (Canada) MPs Mayors of places in Alberta {{Alberta-politician-stub