Hugh Cayley
| Hugh S. Cayley | |
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| Chairman of the Executive Committee | |
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In office August 1, 1892 – October 31, 1892 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Joseph Royal |
| Preceded by | Frederick W. A. G. Haultain |
| Succeeded by | Frederick W. A. G. Haultain |
| MLA for Calgary | |
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In office July 14, 1886 – October 31, 1894 |
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| Preceded by | James Davidson Geddes |
| Succeeded by | district abolished |
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November 19, 1857 Toronto, Canada West |
| Died | April 13, 1934 (aged 76) Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Leonora Adelaide Cochrane (m. 1897) |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | lawyer, news reporter |
Hugh St. Quentin Cayley (November 19, 1857 – April 13, 1934) was a Canadian lawyer, news reporter and politician.
Hugh St. Quentin Cayley was born on November 19, 1857 in Toronto. 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 City and became a news reporter.
Cayley married his wife Leonora Adelaide Cochrane on September 6, 1897.
Cayley's first job as a news reporter was at the New York Herald-Tribune. 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.
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 Calgary 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.
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