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'''Lois Mabel Haggen''', (née '''Hill'''; September 16, 1899 – February 28, 1994) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician, who represented the electoral district of [[Grand Forks-Greenwood]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]] from 1956 to 1966. She was a member of the [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]], which became the [[British Columbia New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] during her term in office. |
'''Lois Mabel Haggen''', (née '''Hill'''; September 16, 1899 – February 28, 1994) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician, who represented the electoral district of [[Grand Forks-Greenwood]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]] from 1956 to 1966. She was a member of the [[Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]], which became the [[British Columbia New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] during her term in office. |
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Born in Mobile, Alabama in 1899,<ref>[http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/Public/Reference/Women_MLAs.pdf "Women MLAs in British Columbia"]. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.</ref> she came to Canada and worked as a secretary.<ref name="webster"/> In 1925, she married [[Rupert Haggen|Rupert Williams Haggen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-4198D39/query/Marriages/find-adv%2B%20callnumber=%28%221925-09-286240%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm=%28b13749%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B/1 |title=Vital Event Marriages (1872-1935) |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2011-11-23}}</ref> After her husband became seriously ill, she succeeded him in the provincial assembly.<ref name="webster">{{cite book |title=Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies |last=Webster |first=Daisy |year=1970}}</ref> |
Born in Mobile, Alabama in 1899,<ref>[http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/Public/Reference/Women_MLAs.pdf "Women MLAs in British Columbia"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220035507/http://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/Public/Reference/Women_MLAs.pdf |date=2011-02-20 }}. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.</ref> she came to Canada and worked as a secretary.<ref name="webster"/> In 1925, she married [[Rupert Haggen|Rupert Williams Haggen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-4198D39/query/Marriages/find-adv%2B%20callnumber=%28%221925-09-286240%22%20%29%20AND%20microfilm=%28b13749%29%20%2B%2B%2B%2B/1 |title=Vital Event Marriages (1872-1935) |publisher=BC Archives |accessdate=2011-11-23}}</ref> After her husband became seriously ill, she succeeded him in the provincial assembly.<ref name="webster">{{cite book |title=Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies |last=Webster |first=Daisy |year=1970}}</ref> |
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Following riding redistribution for the [[British Columbia general election, 1966|1966 provincial election]], Haggen ran for re-election in the new [[Boundary-Similkameen]] district, but was defeated by [[Frank Richter, Jr.]] |
Following riding redistribution for the [[British Columbia general election, 1966|1966 provincial election]], Haggen ran for re-election in the new [[Boundary-Similkameen]] district, but was defeated by [[Frank Richter, Jr.]] |
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Lois Haggen | |
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| MLA for Grand Forks-Greenwood | |
| In office 1956–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Rupert Haggen |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lois Mabel Hill September 16, 1899 Mobile, Alabama |
| Died | February 28, 1994 (aged 94) Grand Forks, British Columbia |
| Resting place | small |
| Political party | CCF → New Democrat |
| Spouse | Rupert Haggen |
| Parent |
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| Residence(s) | Grand Forks, British Columbia |
Lois Mabel Haggen, (née Hill; September 16, 1899 – February 28, 1994) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Grand Forks-Greenwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1956 to 1966. She was a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which became the New Democratic Party during her term in office.
Born in Mobile, Alabama in 1899,[1] she came to Canada and worked as a secretary.[2] In 1925, she married Rupert Williams Haggen.[3] After her husband became seriously ill, she succeeded him in the provincial assembly.[2]
Following riding redistribution for the 1966 provincial election, Haggen ran for re-election in the new Boundary-Similkameen district, but was defeated by Frank Richter, Jr.
In 1966, Haggen went to the United Nations as Canada's representative on the Human Rights Committee.[2] She died at Grand Forks in February 1994.[4]
References
- ^ "Women MLAs in British Columbia" Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
- ^ a b c Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
- ^ "Vital Event Marriages (1872-1935)". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ^ "Lois Haggen 1899-1994", B.C. Historical News,(Spring 1994).
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