Henry Herbert Horsey

Henry Herbert Horsey (May 31, 1871 January 6, 1942) was a Canadian athlete, businessman and Senator.[1]

The Hon.
Henry Herbert Horsey
Senator for Prince Edward, Ontario
In office
1928–1942
Appointed byWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King
Personal details
Born(1871-05-31)May 31, 1871
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 6, 1942(1942-01-06) (aged 70)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
RelationsEdward Henry Horsey, brother
Alma materQueen's University
CommitteesChair, Special Committee on Sealing and Fisheries in Pacific Waters (1934)

Born in Kingston, Ontario,[1] the son of Henry Hodge Horsey and Amey Ann Rose,[2] Horsey attended Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario where he was noted as a scholar and athlete as a member of the school's championship rugby teams.[3][4] He went into business in Ottawa. In 1896, he married Florence Cook.[2]

A friend of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, he was defeated in three attempts to win election to the House of Commons of Canada. He was a Laurier Liberal candidate in Prince Edward during the 1917 federal election and a Liberal candidate in 1921 and again in 1926, the last time in Prince Edward—Lennox.[1]

He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1928 by William Lyon Mackenzie King.[3]

In his professional life, Horsey was active in the insurance and brokerage business and toured East Asia for his company.[3][4] He was also a director of Ottawa Light, Heat and Power Company and the Ottawa Electric Railway Company. Horsey died in Kingston at the age of 70.[2]

His brother Edward Henry served in the House of Commons.[1]

1917 Canadian federal election: Prince Edward
Party Candidate Votes
  Government William Bernard Rickart Hepburn 3,231
  Opposition Herbert Horsey 1,755
1921 Canadian federal election: Prince Edward
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative John Hubbs 3,839
ProgressiveJames Redner Anderson2,730
  Liberal Herbert Horsey 2,357

References

  1. Parliamentary biography
  2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. "Sen. H. Horsey, Noted Scholar, Athlete, Dies", Globe and Mail, January 7, 1942
  4. "Senator H. Horsey Dies In Kingston", Toronto Daily Star, January 7, 1942
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