William Halfyard

The Honourable
William Halfyard
MHA
The Honourable William Halfyard MHA
	Halfyard in 1922
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs
	In office; 1928–1932
Prime Minister	Richard Squires
Preceded by	William Woodford
Succeeded by	William C. Winsor
	In office; 1919–1923
Prime Minister	Richard Squires
Preceded by	John A. Robinson
Succeeded by	Thomas Bonia
Colonial Secretary
	In office; May 7, 1924 – June 2, 1924
Prime Minister	Albert Hickman
Preceded by	William J. Higgins
Succeeded by	John R. Bennett
	In office; 1923–1924
Prime Minister	William Warren
Preceded by	Richard Squires
Succeeded by	William J. Higgins
	In office; 1918–1919
Prime Minister	William F. Lloyd
Preceded by	Richard Squires
Succeeded by	John R. Bennett
Minister of Marine and Fisheries
	In office; May 1923 – July 1923
Prime Minister	Richard Squires
Preceded by	William Coaker
Succeeded by	George F. Grimes
Minister of Agriculture and Mines
	In office; 1917–1918
Prime Minister	William F. Lloyd
Preceded by	Sidney Blandford
Succeeded by	William J. Walsh
Preceded by
Legislative offices
Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly; for Trinity North
	In office; October 29, 1928 – June 11, 1932
Preceded by	District established
Succeeded by	John G. Stone
Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly; for Trinity Bay
	In office; November 3, 1919 – October 29, 1928 Serving with ; John Guppy (1919–23); Archibald Targett (1919–23); Richard Hibbs (1923–24); Isaac Randell (1923–28); Edwin Godden (1924–28)
Preceded by	John G. Stone; William F. Lloyd
Succeeded by	District abolished
Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly; for Fogo
	In office; October 30, 1913 – November 3, 1919
Preceded by	Henry Earle
Succeeded by	Richard Hibbs
Personal details
Born	William Wesley Halfyard; October 16, 1869; Ochre Pit Cove, Newfoundland Colony
Died	December 31, 1944 (aged 75); St. John's, Newfoundland
Party	Fishermen's Protective Union
Spouse	Margaret Mary Diamond (m. 1909)
Occupation	Educator

William Wesley Halfyard (October 16, 1869 – December 31, 1944) was an educator and political figure in the Colony of Newfoundland. He represented Fogo from 1913 to 1919, Trinity Bay from 1919 to 1928 and Trinity North from 1928 to 1932 in the Newfoundland House of Academy.

He was born in Ochre Pit Cove, Conception Bay, the son of William Halfyard and Anne Carnell. Halfyard was educated in Ochre Pit Cove and St. John's. He taught school for several years, later becoming principal of the Methodist school in Catalina, where he became involved with the Fishermen's Protective Union. Halfyard served in the Newfoundland Executive Council as Minister of Agriculture and Mines from 1917 to 1919, as Minister of Posts and Telegraphs from 1919 to 1923 and again from 1928 to 1932, as Minister of Marine and Fisheries in 1923 and as Colonial Secretary from 1923 to 1924. After he retired from politics in 1932, he was named Sheriff of Newfoundland.

Halfyard also served as vice-president of the Union Trading Company, as a member of the board of governors for St. John's General Hospital and as a director of the Government Savings Bank. In 1909, he married Margaret Mary Diamond. He died at home in St. John's at the age of 75.

References

1 2 Baker, Melvin (Spring–Summer 2000). "William Wesley Halfyard". Newfoundland Quarterly. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
1 2 3 Smallwood, Joseph R (1984). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 2. p. 779. ISBN 0-9693422-2-5. Retrieved November 14, 2009.

[baker-1] 1 2 Baker, Melvin (Spring–Summer 2000). "William Wesley Halfyard". Newfoundland Quarterly. Retrieved November 14, 2009.

[smallwood-2] 1 2 3 Smallwood, Joseph R (1984). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Vol. v. 2. p. 779. ISBN 0-9693422-2-5. Retrieved November 14, 2009.