Hugh Horner
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Hugh Macarthur Horner was a physician and surgeon. He served as a Canadian federal and provincial politician. Horner was born in Blaine Lake
, Saskatchewan
. He was a Minister of the Crown in the province of Alberta and worked on agricultural projects after leaving politics.
in the 1958 federal election
. He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament Charles Yuill
to win his first term in office. Horner would run again in the 1962 federal election
, and defeated Yuill once again to earn his second term in office. Parliament would be dissolved a year later after the minority government fell foricing the 1963 federal election
. Horner ran for a third term and won in a landslide. Horner would run for his final term in federal office in the 1965 federal election
. He won his district with another large majority. He would resign from his seat in 1967 to run for a seat in the provincial legislature.
in the Lac Ste. Anne
electoral district. He defeated incumbent William Patterson in a closely contested race to win the district.
Horner's district was abolished in 1971, so he decided to run in the new Barrhead district. He won the new district in the 1971 Alberta general election
by a comfortable margin. Horner was appointed to the cabinet after being elected in 1971. His first post was Minister of Agriculture. He served that portfolio from 1971 to 1975. He also served as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Economic Development as well as Deputy Premier.
He retained his seat for a third term in the 1975 Alberta general election
increasing his margin of victory. Horner ran for a fourth term and won his largest provincial plurality in the 1979 Alberta general election
. He resigned his post less than a year later on October 1, 1979.
served as a Canadian Senator
representing Saskatchewan
from 1933 to 1964. Horner's two brothers both served in the Canadian House of Commons
. His brother Jack Horner
served as a Member of Parliament and Minister of the Crown in Alberta from 1958 to 1979. His other brother Norval Horner
served as a Member of Parliament in Saskatchewan from 1972 to 1974.
His son, Doug Horner
, followed his footsteps to become Alberta's minister of agriculture in 2004 and went on to become deputy premier in 2010.
Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan
Blaine Lake is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada and is situated 80 kilometers north of Saskatoon at the junction of Saskatchewan Highway 12 and 40....
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
. He was a Minister of the Crown in the province of Alberta and worked on agricultural projects after leaving politics.
Federal politics
Horner first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of CommonsCanadian 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 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...
. He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament Charles Yuill
Charles Yuill
Charles Yuill was a butcher shop owner, former mayor of Barrhead, Alberta and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1953 to 1958....
to win his first term in office. Horner would run again in the 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...
, and defeated Yuill once again to earn his second term in office. Parliament would be dissolved a year later after the minority government fell foricing the 1963 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1963
The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.-Overview:During the Tories' last year in...
. Horner ran for a third term and won in a landslide. Horner would run for his final term in federal office in the 1965 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1965
The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...
. He won his district with another large majority. He would resign from his seat in 1967 to run for a seat in the provincial legislature.
Provincial politics
Horner ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaLegislative 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...
in the Lac Ste. Anne
Lac Ste. Anne (electoral district)
Lac Ste. Anne was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1971.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...
electoral district. He defeated incumbent William Patterson in a closely contested race to win the district.
Horner's district was abolished in 1971, so he decided to run in the new Barrhead district. He won the new district in the 1971 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1971
The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 30, 1971 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
by a comfortable margin. Horner was appointed to the cabinet after being elected in 1971. His first post was Minister of Agriculture. He served that portfolio from 1971 to 1975. He also served as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Economic Development as well as Deputy Premier.
He retained his seat for a third term in the 1975 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1975
The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
increasing his margin of victory. Horner ran for a fourth term and won his largest provincial plurality in the 1979 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He resigned his post less than a year later on October 1, 1979.
Late life
Horner was inducted into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1988 for his work in helping revive the Agriculture industry when he served as Minister of Agriculture in the province from 1971 to 1975.Family
Horner's family has been very active on the Canadian political scene, his father Ralph HornerRalph Horner
Ralph Byron Horner was a Canadian Senator, farmer, businessman and the patriarch of a Western Canadian political family.Born in North Clarendon, Quebec, Horner and his family settled in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan....
served as a Canadian Senator
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
representing Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
from 1933 to 1964. Horner's two brothers both served 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...
. His brother Jack Horner
Jack Horner (politician)
John Henry "Jack" Horner, PC was a rancher and former Canadian politician and Cabinet minister.Nicknamed "Cactus Jack", Horner was born in Saskatchewan, the fifth child in a family of six boys and three girls. His mother's uncle had been a prisoner of Louis Riel's provisional government...
served as a Member of Parliament and Minister of the Crown in Alberta from 1958 to 1979. His other brother Norval Horner
Norval Horner
Norval Alexander Horner , is a Saskatchewan politician and former member of the Canadian House of Commons.Mr. Horner earned teaching and engineering degrees and worked as a businessman, farmer and school principal....
served as a Member of Parliament in Saskatchewan from 1972 to 1974.
His son, Doug Horner
Doug Horner
Douglas Alan "Doug" Horner is a Canadian politician, who represents the electoral district of Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
, followed his footsteps to become Alberta's minister of agriculture in 2004 and went on to become deputy premier in 2010.