Henry H. Dakin
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Henry H. Dakin | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office August 21, 1930 – August 22, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | John Delisle |
| Succeeded by | Lucien Maynard |
| Constituency | Beaver River |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1870 Trout Cove, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 1 April 1956 (aged 86) Dakin/Atmore, Alberta, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | politician |
Henry H. Dakin (28 March 1870 – 1 April 1956) was a provincial politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.
Henry Hanford Dakin was born near Digby, Nova Scotia and became a seaman. He was called Captain Dakin and described as a Master Mariner. He is said to have been injured in the Halifax Explosion in 1917 and subsequently moved to Alberta.[1] There he was postmaster in the small locality of Dakin (possibly named after him) from 1925–1930, resigning on the day after he was nominated as a political candidate. Angeline Dakin took over the postmastership but was dismissed in January 1932 for political partisanship; she resumed the post in 1936, after Henry left the Legislative Assembly, and served until 1948.[2]