Henry Alfred Hosking

Henry Alfred Hosking (6 August 1908 – 3 June 1957) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont, United States and moved with his family to Canada, at Rockwood, Ontario later in his birth year.[1][2]

Henry Alfred Hosking
Member of Parliament for Wellington South
In office June 1949 – June 1957
Preceded by	Robert Gladstone
Succeeded by	Alfred Hales
Personal details
Born	Henry Alfred Hosking (1908-08-06)6 August 1908 Bellows Falls, Vermont, United States
Died	3 June 1957(1957-06-03) (aged 48) Guelph, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Muriel Peart (m. 14 July 1934)[1]
Profession	garage owner-operator, mechanical engineer, merchant

He attended Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute then Queen's University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1933. His career included jobs as a mechanical engineer, a merchant and president of Hosking Motors.

During World War II, he served with the Canadian Army's Canadian Military Engineers.[2] In 1948 and 1949, he was a municipal councillor for the city of Guelph.[1]

Hosking was first elected to Parliament at the Wellington South riding in the 1949 general election then re-elected for a second term in 1953.

In April 1957, Hosking was en route to Ottawa when he fell ill. He was taken off the train at Oshawa station and sent to Toronto Wellesley Hospital where he received an operation. In late May, he was admitted to Guelph's St. Joseph's Hospital with symptoms of pancreatitis. Hosking died there on 3 June 1957, one week before the federal election in which he was registered as a candidate. As a result, the vote at Wellington South was delayed until 15 July in order to establish a new set of nominees for the riding.[2][3]

Electoral record

1949 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Alfred HOSKING	10,344	47.3	2.1
	Progressive Conservative	G. Ernest ROBERTSON	7,778	35.6	-5.2
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Charles Franklin LEAMAN	3,748	17.1	4.5
Total valid votes			21,870	100.0

1953 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Alfred HOSKING	9,275	45.4	-1.9
	Progressive Conservative	Alfred Dryden HALES	8,722	42.7	7.1
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Thomas L. WITHERS	2,431	11.9	-5.2
Total valid votes			20,428	100.0

References

1. Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
2. "Delay Wellington Vote After Candidate Dies". The Globe and Mail. 4 June 1957. p. 1.
3. "Latest Standings of Yesterday's Canadian Candidates for Election". The Globe and Mail. 11 June 1957. p. 10.

External links

• Henry Alfred Hosking – Parliament of Canada biography