Hugh Farthing
| Hugh Cragg Farthing | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Calgary | |
| In office 1930–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander McGillivray Robert Parkyn |
| Succeeded by | Edith Gostick Ernest Manning Fred Anderson John Hugill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17, 1892 Woodstock, Ontario |
| Died | June 8, 1968 (aged 75) Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | Conservative |
Hugh Cragg Farthing (July 17, 1892 – June 8, 1968) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 until 1935 representing the electoral district of Calgary.
He was educated at Kingston Collegiate Institute and McGill University, where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society. His education at McGill was interrupted by service in World War I.
Political career
Farthing ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the Calgary electoral district for the 1930 Alberta general election. He won his seat on the 7th vote count taking third place overall.[1] He was defeated running for a second term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election.[2]
After his defeat from provincial politics Farthing ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1940 Canadian federal election in the electoral district of Calgary East under the National Government banner. He was defeated finishing a close third, in a race that ended in one of the most dramatic four way splits in Canadian History.[3]
In 1957 Farthing was appointed a Judge of the District Court of Southern Alberta.
References
- ↑ "Calgary results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ↑ "Calgary results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ↑ "Calgary East 1940/03/26". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2009-05-23.