Rev: J. Martin Hattersley, Q.C., M.A., LL.B., A.Th.

Born in England in 1932, Martin Hattersley is a person who has spent much of an interesting life trying in many ways to set the world to rights, not always with as much result as he would like. He is a second generation monetary reformer. His father and mother shared a common interest in the Social Credit movement, having met at a Social Credit Convention in 1926. This led to their decision to emigrate to Alberta, then enjoying a highly successful Social Credit government, after World War II, in 1953.

In spite of his father's sudden death from a heart attack in 1953, after completing his degrees in Economics and Law at Cambridge University, Martin in 1956 followed his family to Canada, where for many years he earned a living as a lawyer, as had his father and grandfather before him. He also became deeply involved in the Social Credit movement, studying the economic causes behind so much of the unnecessary poverty amidst plenty that we see in the world today.

His interest in music and the Church led him first to become choir director at a number of Anglican churches in Edmonton and Ottawa, and in 1974, to be ordained as a 'priest in secular employment'. As a member of Mensa, he has been editor and for many years a regular contributor of articles to the Greater Edmonton group's monthly paper "Gemini" on many different subjects, including among other things Canadian politics, theories about chaos and the origins of the Universe, and the workings of the brain and human mind, including an interest in graphology - the art of determining character from handwriting, for which he devised an interpretative computer program..

He married his wife Florence in 1957, and has a family of three daughters. However, one of the tragedies of his life was loss of his daughter Catherine Greeve to a homicide in August 1988, at the age of 29 years, leaving two young sons aged 4 and 6, now both married and parents themselves. This has led him to take an increasing interest in crime and the Justice system, where until recently he was Chairman of the Citizen's Advisory Committee of the Edmonton Institution, He is currently Secretary/Treasurer of the Victims of Homicide of Edmonton Support Society, and a qualified facilitator for the Alternatives to Violence Project.

Having spent many unnecessary hours of his life in badly run meetings of all kinds, he includes here his notes on Chairmanship. Please use them - for the sake of peace, progress, and suffering humanity.

Born:
Swinton, Yorkshire, England, 10 November 1932. Third child of the late Charles Marshall Hattersley and Ethel Vera (Chambers).

Education:
Rotherham Municipal High School 1937-9, Glyngarth School Cheltenham 1939-1941, Repton Preparatory School, 1941-46, Repton School (Exhibitioner, Scholar and Foundation Scholar, Editor of school magazine and winner of numerous school prizes) 1946-50, Clare College, Cambridge, England, (State Scholarship and Open Exhibition in Classics) 1952-56. B.A. (Hons., Economics and Law), 1955. LL.B. (Public and Administrative Law), 1956. M.A. 1959. A.Th., Thorneloe University, Sudbury, Ontario, 1992.

Career:
Commissioned in 50 H.A.A. Regt. R.A. 1951-2, and 629 (The Cambridgeshire Regt.) Parachute Light Regiment R.A.(T.A.) 1952-56. Articled as student at law to Ronald Martland, Q.C., 1956. Admitted to Alberta Bar, July 31, 1957. Practiced law in Association with Milner & Steer, Edmonton, 1957-1961. On House of Commons Staff as Personal Secretary to Robert N. Thompson M.P., Director of Research, Social Credit Association of Canada, and Editor of party newspaper "Focus". 1962-64. Practiced law in partnership with Kenneth L. Crockett Q.C. 1964-1978. Appointed Queen's Counsel, December 1981. Latterly, member of the firm of Edney, Hattersley and Dolphin, Barristers and Solicitors. Retired from active law practice, December 2006.

Church Activities:
Chairman, Commission on Renewal, Anglican Diocese of Edmonton, 1966/7. Delegate to General Synod, and member, Doctrine & Worship Committee, General Synod, Anglican Church of Canada, 1967-73. Hon. Assistant Priest, St. Peter's Church, Edmonton, 1974-1988. Member, Interim Ministry Team, Anglican Diocese of Edmonton, 1988-. Priest in charge, St. Patrick's Church, Mill Woods, 1988-89. Assistant Minister, St. Matthew's Church, St. Albert 1990; St. John's Church Edmonton, 1991-92. Priest in charge, St Timothy's Church Edmonton 1992-3, and assistant 1993-1995, 2000-2001. Priest in Charge, St. Paul's Church, Leduc, 1995 and St. Matthew's Church, St. Albert, 1995-6. Assistant Priest, All Saints Anglican Cathedral, 1997. Priest in Charge, St. John the Evangelist and St. Michael and All Angels Churches, Edmonton, 1998, Holy Trinity Church, Edmonton, 1999-2000. Secretary, Diocesan Response Group. Former member, Diocese of Edmonton Administration and Finance Committee and Legislative Committee. Former Member, Church & Society committee.

Music:
Choir Director, Christ Church Edmonton, 1959, St. Mark's Ottawa Junior Choir, 1962, St. Philip's Edmonton Junior Choir 1964, St. Timothy's Edmonton, 1965-1971 Winner, Kiwanis Festival Church Choral Class, 1968, 1969, 1971: Record, "Festival of Christmas" 1969, St. Peter's Anglican Church, 1972, St. Matthias Church, 2004-.

Business Associations:
Member, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, 1969-1996. Former Chairman, Education Committee, Municipal Affairs Division, Vice-President (Government Affairs), Vice-Chairman, Task force on the Constitution. Director (1989-1991), and Vice-Chairman of the Board (1991). Former President (1986) and Honorary Director, Economics Society of Northern Alberta.

Political:
Director of Research, Social Credit Association of Canada and Personal Secretary to Robert N. Thompson, M.P., 1962-1964. Former President, Social Credit Party of Canada. Leader, 1981-83. Interim President, Alberta Social Credit Party, 1985-1988.

Memberships:
Law Society of Alberta (1956-2009), Economics Society of Northern Alberta (President 1986-7: Hon Director 1987-), MENSA, (Editor, "GEMINI", 1989-91: Annual Newsletter Award 1991, 1992), Prison Fellowship, Facilitator, Alternatives to Violence Project. Member and former Chairman, Citizens Advisory Committee, Edmonton Institution, Grierson Centre and Northern Alberta District Parole. Former member, Edmonton Bar Association, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce (Director 1989, Vice Chairman, 1991), Alberta Human Rights and Civil Liberties Assn. (President 1991-1992), U.I.C. Board of Referees: City of Edmonton Charitable Appeals Committee. Former Vice-President, Laurier Heights Community League, Sorrento Centre for Human Development. Ron Wiebe award for Restorative Justice, 2002.

Personal:
Married Florence Anne (Stilwell), Sept. 14th 1957. Daughters: Catherine Rose (Greeve), 1957-1988, Nancy Jane (Whistance-Smith), 1963-, Janet Marie (Douglas), 1966-.