he was born in sarnia, ontario, in 1899, the son of william henry haney, and educated in sarnia and at osgoode hall. haney served overseas with the royal naval air service during world war i. in 1922, he married joan cheney. he was a member of the sarnia board of education. haney ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the house of commons in 1930. he died of an illness of three weeks in 1947.