Arthur Charles Hardy
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Arthur Charles Hardy | |
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| Speaker of the Senate of Canada | |
| In office May 13, 1930 – September 2, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Hewitt Bostock |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Édouard Blondin |
| Canadian Senator from Ontario | |
| In office February 10, 1922 – March 13, 1962 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1872 Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 16, 1962 (aged 89) Brockville, Ontario, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Dorothy Fulford |
| Relatives | Arthur Sturgis Hardy (father) George Fulford (father-in-law) |
Arthur Charles Hardy, PC (December 3, 1872 – March 13, 1962) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.[1]
Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hardy ran for the House of Commons of Canada in the Ontario riding of Leeds in the 1917 federal election.[1] Although unsuccessful in that election, he was considered a powerful and influential figure within the Liberal Party.[1]
In 1922, Hardy was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Leeds, Ontario.[1] A Liberal, he served in the Senate for forty years until his death in 1962. In 1930, he was the Speaker of the Senate of Canada.[1]
Hardy was a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School,[1] and he worked primarily as a lawyer.[1] He was also an owner of radio station CHML in Hamilton,[2] until the station was sold to Ken Soble in 1942.[2] In 1938, he was appointed as a corporate director of Dominion Life.[3]
