Arthur Charles Hardy

Arthur Charles Hardy, PC (December 3, 1872 – March 13, 1962) was a Canadian politician.[1]

The Hon. Arthur Charles Hardy
Senator for Leeds, Ontario
In office February 10, 1922 – March 13, 1962
Appointed by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Speaker of the Senate of Canada
In office May 13, 1930 – September 2, 1930
Preceded by	Hewitt Bostock
Succeeded by	Pierre Édouard Blondin
Personal details
Born	(1872-12-03)December 3, 1872 Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 16, 1962(1962-03-16) (aged 89) Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Relations	George Taylor Fulford, father-in-law

Born in Brantford, Ontario, he ran for the House of Commons of Canada in the Ontario riding of Leeds in the 1917 federal election.[1] Although unsuccessful in that election, he was considered a powerful and influential figure within the Liberal Party.[1] In 1922, he was called to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Leeds, Ontario.[1] A Liberal, he served forty years until his death in 1962. In 1930, he was the Speaker of the Senate of Canada.[1]

He was a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School,[1] and worked primarily as a lawyer.[1] He was also an owner of radio station CHML in Hamilton,[2] until the station was sold to Ken Soble in 1942.[2] In 1938, he was named as a corporate director of Dominion Life.[3]

Hardy was the son of Ontario Premier Arthur Sturgis Hardy.[1] He married Dorothy Fulford, the daughter of Senator George Taylor Fulford.[1]