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Alfred Ogden

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Alfred Ogden (December 31, 1843 – July 29, 1919) was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member.[1]

He was born in Port Elgin, New Brunswick, the son of John F. Ogden, of United Empire Loyalist descent,[2] and was educated there. Ogden settled in Cape Canso, Nova Scotia.[3] In 1866, he married Annie Cook.[2] Ogden was unsuccessful in bids for reelection to the House of Commons in 1882 and 1891.[1] He died in Bedford, Nova Scotia at the age of 75.[3]

Electoral record

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1878 Canadian federal election: Guysborough
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Alfred Ogden 936
Liberal John Angus Kirk 772
1882 Canadian federal election: Guysborough
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Angus Kirk 818
Conservative Alfred Ogden 628
1891 Canadian federal election: Guysborough
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal D.C. Fraser 1,145
Conservative Alfred Ogden 1,059

References

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  1. ^ a b Alfred Ogden – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1882, CH Mackintosh
  3. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.