Bill Hartley (politician)
| William Leonard (Bill) Hartley | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Yale | |
| In office 1963–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Irvine Corbett |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| MLA for Yale-Lillooet | |
| In office 1966–1975 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Waterland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1916 Estevan, Saskatchewan |
| Died | May 5, 2003 |
| Political party | New Democrat |
William Leonard Hartley (December 12, 1916[1] – May 5, 2003[2]) was an electrician, insurance salesman and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Yale from 1963 to 1966 and Yale-Lillooet from 1966 to 1975 as a New Democrat.
He was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, the son of Leonard Hartley and Sarah Ann Lee, both natives of England,[1] and grew up in Clayburn, British Columbia. Hartley settled in Mission, B.C. He was president of the North Fraser Co-operative Association and served on the board of C.U. & C. Health Services.[3] Hartley ran unsuccessfully a number of times as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation candidate for a seat in federal elections, before he was elected provincially for the New Democratic Party in 1963. He was subsequently re-elected three times. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Public Works, in the New Democratic Party government from 1972-75[4] Hartley was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1975.[5] He retired from the insurance business in 1986.[2]
Hartley help found Co-op Fire and Casualty, later The Co-operators.[2]
In 1955, he married Marianne Martha Mueller a nurse from Lumsden, Saskatchewan.[1] He had three children, Gretchen, Eric and Lisa.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Normandin, P G (1965). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1965.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "All About Hartley Insurance". Bill Hartley Insurance. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
- ↑ "5th Session, 30th Parliament". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.