Hugh Farthing

Hugh Cragg Farthing (July 17, 1892 – June 8, 1968) 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.

Hugh Cragg Farthing
MLA for Calgary
In office
1930–1935
Preceded byAlexander McGillivray
Robert Parkyn
Succeeded byEdith Gostick
Ernest Manning
Fred Anderson
John Hugill
Personal details
Born(1892-07-17)July 17, 1892
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
DiedJune 8, 1968(1968-06-08) (aged 75)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative

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.

Political career

Farthing ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the Calgary electoral district for the 1930 Alberta general election. He won his seat on the 7th vote count taking third place overall.[1] He was defeated running for a second term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election.[2]

After his defeat from provincial politics Farthing ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada 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.[3]

In 1957 Farthing was appointed a Judge of the District Court of Southern Alberta.

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References
  1. "Calgary results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  2. "Calgary results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  3. "Calgary East 1940/03/26". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2009-05-23.


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