Hugh Cayley
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Hugh St. Quentin Cayley was a Canadian lawyer, news reporter and politician.
. He was raised in Upper Canada
and one of eleven children fathered by William Cayley
. William Cayley was a lawyer and member of the Legislative Assembly of Canada.
Cayley studied law at the University of Toronto
. After he graduated he worked for the law firm of Black, Kerr, Las and Cassels. Cayley later moved to New York
and became a news reporter.
Cayley married his wife Leonora Adelaide Cochrane on September 6, 1897.
. He later moved west settling in Calgary
, Northwest Territories
in 1884. He joined the staff at the Calgary Herald
which was founded a year earlier. He quickly rose to be a partner in ownership of the Herald.
The biggest story of his career was the Travis Affair. In the fall of 1885 Stipendiary Magistrate Jeramiah Travis was sent by the federal government to enforce prohibition in Calgary. Travis took on the popular municipal council, Cayley also working as the court reporter had a first hand account of the events. He was accused of being drunk on the job and later fired by Travis. The firing came the day after he sentenced Alderman Simon J. Clarke to hard six months hard labour, with a scathing article appearing in the Herald the next day. Travis later charged Cayley with contempt of court.
The height of Cayley's career at the Herald was serving as Publisher. He served that role from February 1885 to January 2, 1887.
He left the Herald selling off his interests in the newspaper when he ran for election in 1886.
electoral district. Cayley won the second seat with 28.5% of the popular vote. John D. Lauder
finished first winning 33.6% of the popular vote in the four man field of candidates.
He was re-elected to a second term in the first Northwest Territories general election
held in 1888. He won second place out of three with 34% of the vote. Cayley was acclaimed to his third term in the 1891 Northwest Territories general election
.
, British Columbia
spending almost 20 years in that position. The town of Cayley
, Alberta
is named in his honor. He died on April 13, 1934 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Early life
Hugh St. Quentin Cayley was born on November 19, 1857 in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. He was raised in Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
and one of eleven children fathered by William Cayley
William Cayley
William Cayley was a lawyer and political figure in Canada West.He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1807, the son of a British consul, and studied in England. He was called to the bar in 1835 and subsequently came to Upper Canada where he was admitted to the bar in 1838. In 1836, he married...
. William Cayley was a lawyer and member of the Legislative Assembly of Canada.
Cayley studied law at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. After he graduated he worked for the law firm of Black, Kerr, Las and Cassels. Cayley later moved to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and became a news reporter.
Cayley married his wife Leonora Adelaide Cochrane on September 6, 1897.
News career
Cayley's first job as a news reporter was at the New York Herald-TribuneNew York Herald Tribune
The New York Herald Tribune was a daily newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald.Other predecessors, which had earlier merged into the New York Tribune, included the original The New Yorker newsweekly , and the Whig Party's Log Cabin.The paper was home to...
. He later moved west settling in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
in 1884. He joined the staff at the Calgary Herald
Calgary Herald
The Calgary Herald is a daily newspaper published in the Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta.- History :The paper was first published on August 31, 1883 by Andrew Armour and Thomas Braden as The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate and General Advertiser. It started as a weekly paper with only...
which was founded a year earlier. He quickly rose to be a partner in ownership of the Herald.
The biggest story of his career was the Travis Affair. In the fall of 1885 Stipendiary Magistrate Jeramiah Travis was sent by the federal government to enforce prohibition in Calgary. Travis took on the popular municipal council, Cayley also working as the court reporter had a first hand account of the events. He was accused of being drunk on the job and later fired by Travis. The firing came the day after he sentenced Alderman Simon J. Clarke to hard six months hard labour, with a scathing article appearing in the Herald the next day. Travis later charged Cayley with contempt of court.
The height of Cayley's career at the Herald was serving as Publisher. He served that role from February 1885 to January 2, 1887.
He left the Herald selling off his interests in the newspaper when he ran for election in 1886.
Northwest Territories Legislature
Cayley was elected to the Northwest Territories Legislature in a by-election held on July 14, 1886. The election was held to elect two members from the CalgaryCalgary (N.W.T. electoral district)
Calgary was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada.The riding was created by royal proclamation in 1884.The riding was split into East Calgary, West Calgary and High River in 1894....
electoral district. Cayley won the second seat with 28.5% of the popular vote. John D. Lauder
John D. Lauder
Dr. John Drought Lauder was a Canadian territorial level politician, rancher, police officer civil servant and medical doctor. As a police officer for the North-West Mounted Police he saw active service during the North-West Rebellion...
finished first winning 33.6% of the popular vote in the four man field of candidates.
He was re-elected to a second term in the first Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1888
The Northwest Territories general election of 1888 was the first general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Elections were held in various districts between 20 June and 30 June 1888...
held in 1888. He won second place out of three with 34% of the vote. Cayley was acclaimed to his third term in the 1891 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1891
The Northwest Territories general election of 1891 was held on 7 November 1891 to elect twenty five members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was the second general election in the Northwest Territories' history. The legislature gained three seats, and six new...
.
Late life
After leaving politics, Cayley resumed his career as a lawyer. He was later appointed as Judge of County Court in VancouverVancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
spending almost 20 years in that position. The town of Cayley
Cayley, Alberta
Cayley is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Foothills No. 31. It is also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada....
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
is named in his honor. He died on April 13, 1934 in Vancouver, British Columbia.