William Hayes (Canadian politician)

William Edgar Hayes
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 22, 1935 – April 2, 1939
Preceded byDonald Macleod
Succeeded byCornelia Wood
ConstituencyStony Plain
Personal details
BornApril 14, 1879
Prince Albert, Ontario
DiedApril 2, 1939(1939-04-02) (aged 59)
Stony Plain, Alberta.
Political partySocial 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

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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

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  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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