Herman Maxwell Batten

Infobox MP
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name =Herman Maxwell Batten
honorific-suffix =B.A., B.Ss.


constituency_MP = Humber—St. George's
parliament = Canadian
majority =
predecessor = William Richard Kent
successor = Riding abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Burin—Burgeo and Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe ridings
term_start = 1953
term_end =1968
birth_date = August 4, 1909
birth_place = Bareneed, Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
death_date =October 17, 1991
death_place =
nationality = Canadian
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party = Liberal
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residence =
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occupation =school principal,teacher
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website = [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=9489ab9c-9ef3-40d5-813a-6bf676f6dcaf&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Members.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2FLists%2FMembers.aspx%3FParliament%3D%26Riding%3D%26Name%3Dbatten%26Party%3D%26Province%3D%26Gender%3D%26New%3DFalse%26Current%3DFalse%26Picture%3DFalse Parliament of Canada biography]
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Herman Maxwell Batten (born August 4, 1909 in Bareneed, Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador-died October 17, 1991) was a Canadian politician, school principal and teacher. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1953 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Humber—St. George's and re-elected in the elections of 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965 and he was defeated in the election of 1968 in the riding of Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe. He was Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole between 1963 and 1865 and Chairperson of the Special Committee on a Canadian flag. He was Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons between 1966 and 1968.