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Canadian politician (1899–1994)

Lois Haggen
MLA for Grand Forks-Greenwood
In office
1956–1966
Preceded byRupert Haggen
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
BornLois Mabel Hill
(1899-09-16)September 16, 1899
Mobile, Alabama
DiedFebruary 28, 1994(1994-02-28) (aged 94)
Grand Forks, British Columbia
Political partyCCF → New Democrat
SpouseRupert Haggen
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, she came to Canada and worked as a secretary. In 1925, she married Rupert Williams Haggen. After her husband became seriously ill, she succeeded him in the provincial assembly.

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. She died at Grand Forks in February 1994.

References

  1. "Women MLAs in British Columbia" Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
  2. ^ Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
  3. "Vital Event Marriages (1872-1935)". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  4. "Lois Haggen 1899-1994", B.C. Historical News,(Spring 1994).


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