Bert Hargrave

Herbert Thomas Hargrave
Herbert Thomas Hargrave
Member of Parliament; for Medicine Hat
	In office; 1972–1984
Preceded by	Bud Olson
Succeeded by	Robert Harold Porter
Personal details
Born	March 30, 1917; Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Died	September 24, 1996 (aged 79); Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Amy Reinhardt
Profession	Rancher

Herbert Thomas Hargrave MBE (March 30, 1917 – September 24, 1996) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He represented the riding of Medicine Hat from 1972 to 1984.

Early life

Hargrave was born in Medicine Hat on March 30, 1917, the sixth child of Thomas Albert Hargrave and Mary Hope Whimster.^[1] He received a Bachelor of Science in agricultural engineering from the University of Saskatchewan in 1942. During the World War II, he was a captain with the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.^[2]

Hargrave represented Alberta's Medicine Hat electoral district where he first won national office in the 1972 federal election. He was re-elected there in the 1974, 1979 and 1980 federal elections. He retired from federal politics after this after serving in the 29th, 30th, 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments.^[3] He did not seek re-election in 1984.^[4]

Following several years of declining health, he died at Central Park Lodge in Medicine Hat on September 24, 1996. He was 79.^[5]

In 1944, Hargrave was named a Member of the British Empire.^[6]

In 1986, he was inducted into the Alberta Order of Excellence.^[6]

In 1993, he was appointed to the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame.^[7]

^ Williams, Luetta Ross (1923). The Hargrave Family 1749-1923 (PDF). p. 31. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024. Information obtained by James Hargrave of Medicine Hat
^ "Herbert Thomas Hargrave". Alberta Order of Excellence Council. 2003. Archived from the original on January 10, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
^ "HARGRAVE, Herbert Thomas (Bert), M.B.E., B.Sc., P.Eng., P.Ag". Retrieved December 2, 2015.
^ Jang, Phillip (January 21, 1984). "Injury starts, ends career". Calgary Herald. Medicine Hat, Alberta. p. A15.
^ Brennan, Brian (October 2, 1996). "MP was voice for beef industry". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta. p. B6.
^ ^a ^b "Herbert Thomas Hargrave". The Alberta Order of Excellence. Government of Alberta. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Hargrave, Herbert Thomas (Bert) - 1993 Hall of Fame Inductee". Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Government of Alberta. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2015.