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George E. Hagen

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George E. Hagen
MLA for Halifax West
In office
1933–1940
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byRonald Manning Fielding
Personal details
Born(1878-07-01)July 1, 1878
Hunt's Point, Nova Scotia
DiedNovember 11, 1940(1940-11-11) (aged 62)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party

George E. Hagen (July 1, 1878 – November 11, 1940) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1940. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Born in 1878 at Hunt's Point, Nova Scotia, Hagen was a plumbing and heating contractor by career.[2] He married Della Dobson.[2] He served as president of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[2] Hagen entered provincial politics in the 1933 election, winning the Halifax West riding.[3] He was re-elected in 1937.[4] He served in the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Industry.[2] In July 1940, Hagen announced he was resigning from politics, but later changed his mind and was re-nominated as the Liberal candidate for Halifax West.[5] He won the byelection on October 28 by acclamation.[1] Hagen died in office on November 11, 1940.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Electoral History for Halifax West". Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 86. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1933" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 38. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1937" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 44. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  5. ^ "Resigned from Cabinet, G.E. Hagen renominated". The Globe and Mail. October 16, 1940.