Henry Byron McCulloch
Member of Parliament
for Pictou
In office
October 1935 – June 1957
Preceded byThomas Cantley
Succeeded byRussell MacEwan
Personal details
Born(1877-07-24)24 July 1877
Lower Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died5 May 1962(1962-05-05) (aged 84)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Mabel Pugsley
(m. 12 July 1898)[1]
Professionmerchant

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]

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
LiberalHenry Byron McCulloch8,416
ConservativeJohn Alexander Macgregor6,513
ReconstructionPerley Chase Lewis4,202
1940 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Byron McCulloch9,983
National GovernmentJames M. Cameron8,292
IndependentChad MacMillan615
1945 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Byron McCulloch9,774
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Thomas Hayden9,387
Co-operative CommonwealthMurray A. Bent2,610
Labor–ProgressiveGeorge MacEachern323
1949 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Byron McCulloch10,930
Progressive ConservativeErnest George Irish9,236
Co-operative CommonwealthFlorence William McCarthy1,397
1953 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Byron McCulloch10,626
Progressive ConservativeDonald R. MacLeod8,778
Co-operative CommonwealthG. Miller Dick1,599
1957 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeRussell MacEwan12,208
LiberalHenry Byron McCulloch9,251
Social CreditCarl J. Bates473
Co-operative CommonwealthDonald R. Murphy459

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. 1 2 "Liberal, in Commons for 21 Years, Makes First Speech". Globe and Mail. 23 January 1957. p. 1.


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