Howard William Corning was a cattle farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 from 1911 to 1916 and from 1920 to 1924 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He was house leader of the party from 1921 until his death in 1924.

He was born in Chegoggin, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia

Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia

For the ship built in Yarmouth County, see County of YarmouthYarmouth County is a rural county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It has both traditional Anglo-Scottish and Acadian French culture as well as significant inland wilderness areas, including over 365 lakes and several major rivers...

, the son of William Corning and Hannah Hibbard. In 1901, he married Eleanor Gertrude Churchill. He served as president of the Nova Scotia Farmers' Association in 1913 and 1914 and was also secretary for the Guernsey Breeders' Association.