Hugh Farthing
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Hugh Cragg Farthing 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.
electoral district for the 1930 Alberta general election
. He won his seat on the 7th vote count taking third place overall. He was defeated running for a second term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election
.
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.
In 1957 Farthing was appointed a Judge of the District Court of Southern Alberta.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1930 until 1935 representing the electoral district of Calgary
Calgary (provincial electoral district)
Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada that existed from 1905 to 1913 and was recreated from 1921 to 1959. The district returned from one to six members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
.
He was educated at Kingston Collegiate Institute and McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
, where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society
Kappa Alpha Society
The Kappa Alpha Society , founded in 1825, was the progenitor of the modern fraternity system in North America. It was the first of the fraternities which would eventually become known as the Union Triad...
. 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 CalgaryCalgary (provincial electoral district)
Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada that existed from 1905 to 1913 and was recreated from 1921 to 1959. The district returned from one to six members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
electoral district for the 1930 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1930
The Alberta general election of 1930 was the seventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1930 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won his seat on the 7th vote count taking third place overall. He was defeated running for a second term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1935
The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
.
After his defeat from provincial politics Farthing ran for a seat in 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...
in the 1940 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...
in the electoral district of Calgary East
Calgary East
Calgary East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953, 1979 to 1988, and since 1997...
under the National Government
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
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.
In 1957 Farthing was appointed a Judge of the District Court of Southern Alberta.