Hugh Farthing

Education

He was educated at Kingston Collegiate Institute and McGill University, where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society.

Career

His education at McGill was interrupted by service in World War I.

Farthing ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the Calgary electoral district for the 1930 Alberta general election. He was defeated running for a second term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election. After his defeat from provincial politics Farthing ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1940 Canadian federal election in the electoral district of Calgary East under the National Government banner.

He was defeated finishing a close third, in a race that ended in one of the most dramatic four way splits in Canadian History.

In 1957 Farthing was appointed a Judge of the District Court of Southern Alberta.

Achievements

• He won his seat on the 7th vote count taking third place overall.

Membership

He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 until 1935 representing the electoral district of Calgary.