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Hugh Cragg Farthing (July 17, 1892 – June 8, 1968) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 until 1935 representing the electoral district of Calgary. He was educated at Kingston Collegiate Institute and McGill University, where he was a member of The Kappa Alpha Society. His education at McGill was interrupted by service in World War I. ==Political career== Farthing ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the Calgary electoral district for the 1930 Alberta general election. He won his seat on the 7th vote count taking third place overall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Calgary results 1930 Alberta general election )〕 He was defeated running for a second term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Calgary results 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Cresdetail&Election=6463 )〕 In 1957 Farthing was appointed a Judge of the District Court of Southern Alberta. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hugh Farthing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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