Laurence Arnold Hanna was a lawyer, judge and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Alberni

Alberni (electoral district)

Alberni was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originally appeared in the British Columbia general election, 1890 and then, after being merged into Cowichan-Alberni for the 1894 election, was renamed Alberni riding in the election of 1898. The riding...

 from 1928 to 1933 and Comox

Comox (electoral district)

Comox was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was one of the first twelve ridings representing that province upon its joining Confederation, and was a one-member constituency...

 from 1933 to 1937 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 as a Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

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He was born in Gravenhurst, Ontario

Gravenhurst, Ontario

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, the son of Joseph Francis Hanna and May Robena Sinclair. In 1917, Hanna married Anna Mary Miles. He served as mayor of Alberni

Port Alberni, British Columbia

Port Alberni is a city located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. It is the location of the head offices of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District. The city has a total population of 17,743, and the census agglomeration area a total of 25,396....

 for five years. Hanna was defeated by Colin Cameron

Colin Cameron (politician)

Colin Cameron was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral districts of Nanaimo from 1953 to 1958 and Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands from 1962 to 1968 in the Canadian House of Commons...

 when he ran for reelection in 1937. He later served as county court judge for Nanaimo County. Hanna died in Nanaimo

Nanaimo, British Columbia

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at the age of 87.