Albert Hellyer

Albert Hellyer
Ontario MPP
In office
1919–1920
Preceded byUdney Richardson
Succeeded byWilliam Raney
ConstituencyWellington East
Personal details
Born(1860-07-14)July 14, 1860
Arthur Township, Wellington County, Canada West
DiedSeptember 7, 1945(1945-09-07) (aged 81)
Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario
Political partyUnited Farmers
OccupationFarmer

Albert Hellyer (July 14, 1860 – September 7, 1945) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Wellington East from 1919 to 1920 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.[1] He was a member of the United Farmers of Ontario.[1]

Hellyer, a farmer from Kenilworth,[2] was elected to the legislature in the 1919 election.[3] However, after just a few weeks in office he resigned his seat to allow cabinet minister William Raney to enter the legislature in a by-election.[1] In exchange, he was appointed to a special provincial commission on land title and civil service reform.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Executive of U.F.O. in East Wellington Helping Mr. Raney: Unanimously Decide to Accept Resignation of Member-elect, Mr. Hellyer". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 1920.
  2. ^ "Hot Protest From Farmers: Could Not Stand a General Advance in Tariff". The Globe and Mail, November 29, 1905.
  3. ^ "United Farmers became major political force in 1919" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Wellington Advertiser.
  4. ^ "Land Titles Act Subject of a Report: Special Commission Named by Government to Investigate It". The Globe and Mail, July 3, 1920.