Background
Hider was born in London, England.
Hider was born in London, England.
He moved to Canada at age two. He became an apprentice at a lithographer in Toronto, Canada when he was fifteen. He went on to work for Rolph-Clark-Stone for sixty years.
Much of his work consisted of illustrating calendars.
Gerlach Barlow Company commissioned several of his paintings for their calendars. His art depicting Robin Hood for the cover of the Robin Hood Flour Cook Book was painted before the 1912 name change.
But it continued to be used in promotions for many years. Haider was also known for his paintings illustrating the Boer War.