Henry Herbert Horsey
Henry Herbert Horsey (May 31, 1871 – January 6, 1942) was a Canadian athlete, businessman and Senator.[1]
The Hon. Henry Herbert Horsey | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Prince Edward, Ontario | |
| In office 1928–1942 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 31, 1871 Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | January 6, 1942 (aged 70) Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Edward Henry Horsey, brother |
| Alma mater | Queen's University |
| Committees | Chair, Special Committee on Sealing and Fisheries in Pacific Waters (1934) |
Born in Kingston, Ontario,[1] the son of Henry Hodge Horsey and Amey Ann Rose,[2] Horsey attended Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario where he was noted as a scholar and athlete as a member of the school's championship rugby teams.[3][4] He went into business in Ottawa. In 1896, he married Florence Cook.[2]
A friend of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, he was defeated in three attempts to win election to the House of Commons of Canada. He was a Laurier Liberal candidate in Prince Edward during the 1917 federal election and a Liberal candidate in 1921 and again in 1926, the last time in Prince Edward—Lennox.[1]
He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1928 by William Lyon Mackenzie King.[3]
In his professional life, Horsey was active in the insurance and brokerage business and toured East Asia for his company.[3][4] He was also a director of Ottawa Light, Heat and Power Company and the Ottawa Electric Railway Company. Horsey died in Kingston at the age of 70.[2]
His brother Edward Henry served in the House of Commons.[1]
References
- Parliamentary biography
- Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- "Sen. H. Horsey, Noted Scholar, Athlete, Dies", Globe and Mail, January 7, 1942
- "Senator H. Horsey Dies In Kingston", Toronto Daily Star, January 7, 1942