Arthur Charles Hardy
| The Hon. Arthur Charles Hardy | |
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| Senator for Leeds, Ontario | |
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In office February 10, 1922 – March 13, 1962 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Speaker of the Canadian Senate | |
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In office May 13, 1930 – September 2, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Hewitt Bostock |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Édouard Blondin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 3, 1872 Brantford, Ontario |
| Died |
March 16, 1962 (aged 89) Brockville, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | George Taylor Fulford, father-in-law |
Arthur Charles Hardy, PC (December 3, 1872 – March 13, 1962) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Born in Brantford, Ontario, he ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the Ontario riding of Leeds in the 1917 federal election.[1] Although unsuccessful in that election, he was considered a powerful and influential figure within the Liberal Party.[1] In 1922, he was called to the Canadian Senate representing the senatorial division of Leeds, Ontario.[1] A Liberal, he served forty years until his death in 1962. In 1930, he was the Speaker of the Canadian Senate.[1]
He was a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School,[1] and worked primarily as a lawyer.[1] He was also an owner of radio station CHML in Hamilton,[2] until the station was sold to Ken Soble in 1942.[2] In 1938, he was named as a corporate director of Dominion Life.[3]
Hardy was the son of Ontario Premier Arthur Sturgis Hardy.[1] He married Dorothy Fulford, the daughter of Senator George Taylor Fulford.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Appointed in 1922, Was Dean of Senate". The Globe and Mail, March 14, 1962.
- 1 2 "Television's maverick station". The Globe and Mail, February 23, 1963.
- ↑ "Outstanding Year for Dominion Life". The Globe and Mail, February 11, 1938.
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