Richmond Francis Hanna
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Richmond Francis Lionel Hanna (February 26, 1913 – January 17, 1985) was an insurance salesman, a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Airforce, a member of Edmonton Municipal Council and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1953 to 1957.
Born in Monaghan
, Republic of Ireland
, Hanna first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons
in the 1953 Canadian federal election
. He defeated former Member of Parliament Orvis A. Kennedy
to win the new riding of Edmonton—Strathcona
. Kennedy would run for re-election in the 1957 Canadian federal election
and be defeated by Social Credit
candidate Sydney Herbert Thompson
. Hanna would run for office 1 more time in the 1958 Canadian federal election
but be defeated by Progressive Conservative
candidate Terry Nugent
.
Born in Monaghan
Monaghan
Monaghan is the county town of County Monaghan in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 7,811 . The town is located on the main road, the N2 road, from Dublin north to both Derry and Letterkenny.-Toponym:...
, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, Hanna first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
in the 1953 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1953
The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St...
. He defeated former Member of Parliament Orvis A. Kennedy
Orvis A. Kennedy
Orvis A. Kennedy was an executive, manager, organizer, salesman and a Canadian federal politician....
to win the new riding of Edmonton—Strathcona
Edmonton—Strathcona
Edmonton—Strathcona is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953. It spans the south central part of the city of Edmonton.-Geography:...
. Kennedy would run for re-election in the 1957 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
and be defeated by Social Credit
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
candidate Sydney Herbert Thompson
Sydney Herbert Thompson
Sydney Herbert Stewart Thompson was a merchant and served as a Social Credit Party of Canada Member of Parliament from 1957 to 1958....
. Hanna would run for office 1 more time in the 1958 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
but be defeated by Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
candidate Terry Nugent
Terry Nugent
Terence James "Terry" Nugent was a barrister, lawyer, World War II era soldier a Canadian federal politician from 1958 to 1968 and an alderman in the city of Edmonton, Alberta from 1968 - 1971....
.