Henry Byron McCulloch
Henry Byron McCulloch (24 July 1877 – 5 May 1962) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Lower Stewiacke, Nova Scotia and became a merchant by career working at various companies such as Standard Clay Producers, Victorial Coal Company Ltd., and Maritime Steel Foundries.[1]
Henry Byron McCulloch | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Pictou | |
| In office October 1935 – June 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Cantley |
| Succeeded by | Russell MacEwan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1877 Lower Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 5 May 1962 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Mabel Pugsley (m. 12 July 1898)[1] |
| Profession | merchant |
He was first elected to Parliament at the Pictou riding in the 1935 general election then re-elected for successive terms in 1940, 1945, 1949 and 1953. McCulloch was defeated at Pictou by Russell MacEwan of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1957 election.
One important post he held was the chairmanship of the House of Commons committee on railroads, canals, and telegraph lines.[2]
Although a long-time MP, he never made a speech in Parliament until his final year, when he asked for federal and provincial aid to save the community of Westville, Nova Scotia, from becoming a ghost town.[2]
Electoral history
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Pictou | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 8,416 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Alexander Macgregor | 6,513 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Perley Chase Lewis | 4,202 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Pictou | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 9,983 | ||||||
| National Government | James M. Cameron | 8,292 | ||||||
| Independent | Chad MacMillan | 615 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Pictou | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 9,774 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Thomas Hayden | 9,387 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Murray A. Bent | 2,610 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | George MacEachern | 323 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election: Pictou | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 10,930 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernest George Irish | 9,236 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Florence William McCarthy | 1,397 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election: Pictou | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 10,626 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald R. MacLeod | 8,778 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | G. Miller Dick | 1,599 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Pictou | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Russell MacEwan | 12,208 | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 9,251 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Carl J. Bates | 473 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald R. Murphy | 459 | ||||||
References
- Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- "Liberal, in Commons for 21 Years, Makes First Speech". Globe and Mail. 23 January 1957. p. 1.