Albert Hagar
| Albert Hagar | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Prescott |
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| In office 1867–1878 |
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| Succeeded by | Félix Routhier |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Prescott | |
| In office 1881–1886 |
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| Preceded by | William Harkin |
| Succeeded by | François-Eugène-Alfred Évanturel |
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| Born | January 1, 1827[1][2] North Plantagenet Township, Upper Canada |
| Died | September 14, 1924 (aged 97) North Plantagenet Township, Upper Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
Albert Hagar (January 1, 1827 – September 14, 1924) was a Canadian merchant and politician.[3]
Born in North Plantagenet Township, Upper Canada (now Ontario),[3] the son of Abner Hagar, a former Montreal merchant, and Hannah P. Barker, he was educated in Vermont and became a farmer, merchant and lumber dealer and owned a sawmill and gristmill at Plantagenet.[4] Hagar was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Prescott in 1867. A Liberal, he was acclaimed in 1872 and re-elected in 1874. He was defeated in 1878.[3]
He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Prescott in an 1881 by-election held after the death of William Harkin. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1883.[5]
Hagar was also a captain in the local militia, superintendent of schools, reeve for North Plantagenet Township and warden for Prescott and Russell counties.[4] He also served as sheriff for Prescott and Russell counties.[6] Later in life, he was the last surviving member of the first Canadian parliament.
Hagar died in Plantagenet at the age of 97.[4]
References
- Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell, L. Brault (1963)
- ^ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD2Q-1PJ
- ^ http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/View.jsp?id=7301&highlight=8&desc=1901+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Albert+Hagar
- ^ a b c Albert Hagar - Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b c The Canadian parliamentary companion HJ Morgan (1873)
- ^ Legislative Assembly of Ontario parliamentary history
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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