William Hayes (politician)

William Edgar Hayes
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 22, 1935  April 2, 1939
Preceded by Donald Macleod
Succeeded by Cornelia Wood
Constituency Stony Plain
Personal details
Born April 14, 1879
Prince Albert, Ontario
Died April 2, 1939(1939-04-02) (aged 59)
Stony Plain, Alberta.
Political party Social Credit

William Edgar Hayes (April 14, 1879 – April 2, 1939) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus from 1935 until his death in 1939.

Political career

Hayes ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election. He swept to power with almost 60% of the popular vote in the Stony Plain electoral district. He defeated three other candidates in the race including United Farmers incumbent Donald Macleod who finished a distant third.[1]

Hayes died on April 2, 1939 from a reported heart seizure late into his first term in office at his home in Stony Plain, Alberta. He was buried in a cemetery in Edmonton. A large portion of the Social Credit caucus turned out including Premier William Aberhart.[2]

References

  1. "Stony Plain Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  2. "Premier Attends Members Funeral". Vol XXXII No. 97 (Lethbridge Daily Herald). p. 5.

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