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William Hayes (politician)

William Edgar Hayes
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 22, 1935 – April 2, 1939
Preceded by Donald Macleod
Succeeded by Cornelia Wood
Constituency Stony Plain
Personal details
Born April 14, 1879
Prince Albert, Ontario
Died April 2, 1939(1939-04-02) (aged 59)
Stony Plain, Alberta.
Political party Social Credit

William Edgar Hayes (April 14, 1879 – April 2, 1939) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus from 1935 until his death in 1939.

Hayes ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election. He swept to power with almost 60% of the popular vote in the Stony Plain electoral district. He defeated three other candidates in the race including United Farmers incumbent Donald Macleod who finished a distant third.

Hayes died on April 2, 1939 from a reported heart seizure late into his first term in office at his home in Stony Plain, Alberta. He was buried in a cemetery in Edmonton. A large portion of the Social Credit caucus turned out including Premier William Aberhart.


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