Background
Hanrahan was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, where he would study arts and education at Saint Francis Xavier University, then moved to Ottawa to obtain a Masters degree in education at the University of Ottawa.
Hanrahan was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, where he would study arts and education at Saint Francis Xavier University, then moved to Ottawa to obtain a Masters degree in education at the University of Ottawa.
His career has been in education and writing. He moved to Edmonton where he was a teacher in the city"s Roman Catholic school system for more than two decades. He was elected to the 35th Canadian Parliament in the 1993 federal election for the Reform party.
He left Canadian politics for health reasons after his term in Parliament ended with the 1997 federal election.
In May 1999, Hanrahan died suddenly following an acute stomach infection.
