Henry Mang
Henry Philip Mang (11 December 1897 – 30 March 1987) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Edenwold, Northwest Territories, which is now in Saskatchewan.
Henry Mang | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Lumsden | |
| In office 1934–1938 | |
| Member of Parliament for Qu'Appelle | |
| In office August 1953 – June 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Austin Edwin Dewar |
| Succeeded by | Alvin Hamilton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Philip Mang 11 December 1897 Edenwold, Northwest Territories |
| Died | 30 March 1987 (aged 89) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | dentist, farmer, teacher, principal |
Mang trained in Toronto at the Royal College of Dentistry at the University of Toronto where he also took a one-year honours course in Philosophy, English and History. He participated in World War I under the Royal Flying Corps. Eventually, his jobs included farming and teaching and became a school principal.[1][2]
Between 1934 and 1938, Mang was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the Lumsden riding.[1][3]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Qu'Appelle riding in the 1953 general election then after one term was defeated by Alvin Hamilton of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1957 election.
Archives edit
There is a Henry Mang fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[4] Archival reference number is R5818.
Electoral record edit
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Qu'Appelle | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alvin Hamilton | 6,217 | 34.2 | +7.1 | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Philip Mang | 5,512 | 30.4 | -8.1 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Norman Kennedy | 4,279 | 23.6 | -7.3 | ||||
| Social Credit | David Isman | 2,150 | 11.8 | +8.3 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,158 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election: Qu'Appelle | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Philip Mang | 6,988 | 38.5 | -6.3 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lawrence Irwin Hockley | 5,612 | 30.9 | -7.0 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alvin Hamilton | 4,930 | 27.1 | +9.7 | ||||
| Social Credit | Anton Edward Kovatch | 644 | 3.5 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 18,174 | 100.0 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ a b c Hansard (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. 18 June 1987. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "Henry Mang fonds, Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
External links edit
- Henry Mang – Parliament of Canada biography