Adelbert Edward Hanna
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Adelbert Edward Hanna was a physician and political figure in Ontario
, Canada. He represented Lanark South
from 1913 to 1917 as a Conservative
and Lanark
from 1917 to 1918 as a Unionist Party
member.
He was born in Harlem, Canada West, the son of James K. Hanna and Jane Gallagher, and was educated in Athens
, at McGill University
and Edinburgh University. He practised medicine in Perth
. Hanna was surgeon for the Canadian Pacific Railway
. In 1895, he married Bessie Scott. Hanna was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1913 by-election held after the death of John Graham Haggart
. He died in office in Westmount, Quebec
at the age of 54.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada. He represented Lanark South
Lanark South
Lanark South was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario...
from 1913 to 1917 as a Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
and Lanark
Lanark (electoral district)
Lanark was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...
from 1917 to 1918 as a Unionist Party
Unionist Party (Canada)
The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament in Canada who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden during the First World War....
member.
He was born in Harlem, Canada West, the son of James K. Hanna and Jane Gallagher, and was educated in Athens
Athens, Ontario
Athens is a township in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately 25 km north of the St. Lawrence River, near Brockville, west of Addison, and about 90 km south west of Ottawa....
, at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
and Edinburgh University. He practised medicine in Perth
Perth, Ontario
Perth is a town in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada . It is located on the Tay River, 83 km southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.-History:...
. Hanna was surgeon for the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
. In 1895, he married Bessie Scott. Hanna was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1913 by-election held after the death of John Graham Haggart
John Graham Haggart
John Graham Haggart, PC was a Canadian politician.A member of the Canadian House of Commons, he was the Postmaster General and the Minister of Railways and Canals. He was Mayor of Perth, Ontario in 1867, 1869 and 1871....
. He died in office in Westmount, Quebec
Westmount, Quebec
Westmount is a city on the Island of Montreal, an enclave of the city of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada; pop. 20,494; area 4.02 km²; population density of 5,092.56 inhabitants/km²....
at the age of 54.