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 byAustin Edwin Dewar
Succeeded byAlvin Hamilton
Personal details
Born
Henry Philip Mang

(1897-12-11)11 December 1897
Edenwold, Northwest Territories
Died30 March 1987(1987-03-30) (aged 89)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada[1]
Political partyLiberal
Professiondentist, 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

There is a Henry Mang fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[4] Archival reference number is R5818.

Electoral record

1957 Canadian federal election: Qu'Appelle
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAlvin Hamilton6,21734.2+7.1
LiberalHenry Philip Mang5,51230.4-8.1
Co-operative CommonwealthNorman Kennedy4,27923.6-7.3
Social CreditDavid Isman2,15011.8+8.3
Total valid votes 18,158 100.0
1953 Canadian federal election: Qu'Appelle
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHenry Philip Mang6,98838.5-6.3
Co-operative CommonwealthLawrence Irwin Hockley5,61230.9-7.0
Progressive ConservativeAlvin Hamilton4,93027.1+9.7
Social CreditAnton Edward Kovatch6443.5
Total valid votes 18,174100.0

References

  1. Hansard (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. 18 June 1987. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  2. Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. "Saskatchewan: Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  4. "Henry Mang fonds, Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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