William Henry Hayward, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Henry Hayward

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1867

Place of Birth: Dover, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Feb-1932

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Henry Hayward (23 October 1867 – 7 February 1932) was an English-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia.
He represented Esquimalt from 1900 to 1903 and Cowichan from 1907 to 1918 as a Conservative in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He was born in Dover, Kent and was educated at the Sutton Vale school and at Dover College.
From 1887 to 1893, he was involved in tobacco planting in Virginia.
Hayward was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1898.
He was president of the Central Dairy Institute, a director of the Dairymen's Association of British Columbia and secretary-treasurer for the BC Fruit Growers Association.
On several occasions, Hayward proposed amendments to the province's Land Act to bar non-Caucasians from acquiring Crown lands in the province.
In 1916, he ran for reelection as an Independent candidate, although he was endorsed by the Conservatives.
He resigned his seat in November 1918 "due to official military duties in Ottawa".
He died at London in 1932.