Robert Hanbidge
Robert Leith ("Dinny") Hanbidge , QC (born March 16, 1891 in Southampton , Ontario , † July 25, 1974 ) was a Canadian politician . After political activity at the local and provincial level, he was a progressive-conservative MP in the lower house from 1958 to 1963 , then until 1970 Vice Governor of the Saskatchewan Province .
biography
In 1909, Hanbidge moved to Regina in what was then the Northwest Territories to work as an intern at Frederick Haultain's law firm . From 1911 to 1913 he played on the side Canadian football for the Regina Rugby Club , the predecessor of the Saskatchewan Roughriders . In 1915 he was admitted to the bar. In the same year he married Jane Mitchell; their son Robert Donald, an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force , died during World War II .
In 1920 Hanbidge was elected mayor of the Kerrobert Ward . In 1929 he ran for the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan in the election for the legislative assembly of Saskatchewan and was successful in the Kerrobert constituency. In the following years he was chairman of the Conservatives in the provincial parliament. In 1934 he did not manage to be re-elected and went back to his office. He was committed to the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons several times .
In the general election in 1958 , Hanbidge won in the Kindersley constituency. As a member of parliament, he represented Canada at NATO and Commonwealth conferences . In 1963 he waived re-election, because on March 1 of the same year, Governor General Georges Vanier swore in him as Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. He held this representative office until February 2, 1970. In 1968 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Saskatchewan .
Web links
- Biography in the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan
- Robert Hanbidge - biographical information on the website of the Canadian Parliament (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ In memory of Flying Officer Robert Donald Keith Hanbidge , Veterans Affairs Canada, accessed July 25, 2010
- ^ Honorary degree recipients: Robert Leith Hanbdige , University of Saskatchewan, accessed July 25, 2010
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hanbidge, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hanbidge, Robert Leith (full name); Handbidge, Dinny (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Southampton , Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 1974 |