Ernest Hannaford

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Ernest Hayler Hannaford (21 June 1879 – 21 December 1955) was an Australian farmer and politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seat of Murray from 1927 to 1930 for the Liberal Federation.{{cite SA-parl |pid=3715 |name=Ernest Hannaford |former=yes |access-date=20 August 2022}}

He was a bee-keeper on his father's farm and had 360 hives that produced 10 tons of honey a year.

In local politics, he was mayor of the Corporate Town of St Peters from 1926 to 1928 and from 1937 to 1942.{{Citation | author1=Matthews, Penny | title=South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986 | year=1986 | publication-date=1986 | publisher=Wakefield Press | isbn=978-0-949268-82-2 |pages=535–540}}

He was one of many notable descendants of Susannah Hannaford.