H.H. Hannam
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Herbert Henry Hannam was a farm leader, editor, educator and a promoter of the co-operative movement. He was general secretary of the United Farmers of Ontario
from 1933 to 1942.
Hannam taught in rural schools in Ontario and Saskatchewan before attending and graduating from the University of Toronto
's Ontario Agricultural College
(became part of the University of Guelph
since 1964) in 1926. He then worked as the livestock editor for The Canadian Countryman. He became education secretary of the United Farmers of Ontario in 1928 and succeeded James J. Morrison
as general secretary in 1933. He also served as secretary of the United Farmers' Co-operative Company starting in 1936.
He wrote two pamphlets on co-operativism, Co-operation: The Plan for Tomorrow which Works Today in 1938 and Pulling Together for Twenty Five Years in 1940.
He oversaw the transition of the farmer's organization from a political movement to a business lobby group by helping organize the Ontario Federation of Agriculture
in 1936 which the UFO would dissolve into in the 1940s. He also helped organize the Canadian Chamber of Agriculture which would become the Canadian Federation of Agriculture
, becoming its president and managing director in 1949.
Hannam was also involved in broadcasting as a founder of the Farm Radio Forum, a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
project to use radio to educate farmers on agricultural issues.
Hannam was appointed by Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker to the National Productivity Council and was also a delegate to the United Nations
Food and Agricultural Organization and served as president of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers.
He was also a working farmer operating a dairy farm near Ottawa, Ontario.
United Farmers of Ontario
The United Farmers of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.- Foundation and rise :...
from 1933 to 1942.
Hannam taught in rural schools in Ontario and Saskatchewan before attending and graduating from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
's Ontario Agricultural College
Ontario Agricultural College
The Ontario Agricultural College originated at the agricultural laboratories of the Toronto Normal School, and was officially founded in 1874 as an associate agricultural college of the University of Toronto...
(became part of the University of Guelph
University of Guelph
The University of Guelph, also known as U of G, is a comprehensive public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College, the Macdonald Institute, and the Ontario Veterinary College...
since 1964) in 1926. He then worked as the livestock editor for The Canadian Countryman. He became education secretary of the United Farmers of Ontario in 1928 and succeeded James J. Morrison
James J. Morrison
James J. Morrison was a farm leader in Ontario, Canada, a founder of the United Farmers of Ontario in 1914, and a leader of the co-operative movement...
as general secretary in 1933. He also served as secretary of the United Farmers' Co-operative Company starting in 1936.
He wrote two pamphlets on co-operativism, Co-operation: The Plan for Tomorrow which Works Today in 1938 and Pulling Together for Twenty Five Years in 1940.
He oversaw the transition of the farmer's organization from a political movement to a business lobby group by helping organize the Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is a general farm organization established in 1936 and headquartered in Guelph, Ontario. The OFA comprises 52 county farm organizations from across the province. Bette Jean Crews was acclaimed OFA President at the 2008 Annual General Meeting, held in Toronto,...
in 1936 which the UFO would dissolve into in the 1940s. He also helped organize the Canadian Chamber of Agriculture which would become the Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is Canada's largest general farm organization, representing 200,000 farmers and farm families. The organization is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, with the mandate to provide a unified industry voice at the national level...
, becoming its president and managing director in 1949.
Hannam was also involved in broadcasting as a founder of the Farm Radio Forum, a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
project to use radio to educate farmers on agricultural issues.
Hannam was appointed by Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker to the National Productivity Council and was also a delegate to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Food and Agricultural Organization and served as president of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers.
He was also a working farmer operating a dairy farm near Ottawa, Ontario.