About Allen Haley
Lived 1844 – 1900 (aged 56). Allen Haley was a Canadian politician, shipbuilder, dentist, broker, ship-owner and insurance broker.
Allen Haley (January 31, 1844 – April 23, 1900) was a Canadian dentist, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1882 to 1890 and Hants in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1900 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and was educated there. Haley went on to study at the Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery. He ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1891. Haley died in office in Ottawa at the age of 56.
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Canadian politician
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Allen Haley was born on 31 January 1844.
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Allen Haley died on 23 April 1900.
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Allen Haley was a politician, shipbuilder, dentist, broker, ship-owner and insurance broker.
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