Hilliard Beyerstein
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Hilliard Harris William Beyerstein (November 3, 1907 – before 2007) was a chiropractor and Canadian federal politician.
Born in Meeting Creek, Alberta
, Beyerstein first ran for the Canadian House of Commons
as a Social Credit Party
candidate in the 1949 federal election
. He defeated 3 other candidates to win the Camrose
electoral district. His district was abolished in the 1953 general election and he did not seek re-election that year.
Beyerstein moved to British Columbia
and ran for another term in office in the 1957 federal election
in the district of Vancouver South
but was defeated by Ernest James Broome
. Parliament dissolved a year later and Broome and Beyerstein would face run against each other for the second time in the 1958 federal election
. Beyerstein would be badly defeated finishing fourth out of five candidates. He would attempt to run for office for the last time in 1962 federal election
in the Burnaby—Richmond
district but lost to Bob Prittie
.
He was the father of Barry Beyerstein
, scientific skeptic and professor of psychology.
Born in Meeting Creek, Alberta
Meeting Creek, Alberta
Meeting Creek is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Camrose County, located west of Highway 56, approximately south of Camrose.- Demographics :The population of Meeting Creek according to Camrose County's 2008 municipal census is 30....
, Beyerstein first ran for the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
as a Social Credit Party
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
candidate in the 1949 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1949
The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...
. He defeated 3 other candidates to win the Camrose
Camrose (electoral district)
Camrose was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953.This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Battle River and Victoria ridings....
electoral district. His district was abolished in the 1953 general election and he did not seek re-election that year.
Beyerstein moved to British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
and ran for another term in office in the 1957 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
in the district of Vancouver South
Vancouver South
Vancouver South is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1997, and since 2004. It covers the southern portion of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia....
but was defeated by Ernest James Broome
Ernest James Broome
Ernest James Broome was a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician, who represented Vancouver South in the Canadian House of Commons.-References:*...
. Parliament dissolved a year later and Broome and Beyerstein would face run against each other for the second time in the 1958 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
. Beyerstein would be badly defeated finishing fourth out of five candidates. He would attempt to run for office for the last time in 1962 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
in the Burnaby—Richmond
Burnaby—Richmond
Burnaby—Richmond was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1979....
district but lost to Bob Prittie
Bob Prittie
Robert "Bob" William Prittie was a Canadian politician. He was a New Democrat Member of Parliament from Burnaby—Richmond from 1962 to 1968 and mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia from 1969 to 1973....
.
He was the father of Barry Beyerstein
Barry Beyerstein
Barry L Beyerstein, Ph.D. was a noted scientific skeptic and professor of psychology at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia...
, scientific skeptic and professor of psychology.