About Hazel Newhook
Lived 1914 – 2016 (aged 101). Hazel Newhook was a Canadian politician.
Hazel Rose Newhook (December 24, 1914 – June 26, 2016) was a Canadian politician, who sat in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1979 to 1985 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives, where she represented the electoral district of Gander. She also served as mayor of Gander from 1973 to 1977.
Newhook and her caucus colleague Lynn Verge were appointed to the Executive Council of Newfoundland by Premier Brian Peckford in 1979, becoming the first two women ever to serve in the provincial cabinet. She was awarded the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2009. She turned 100 in December 2014 and died on June 26, 2016, at the age of 101.
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Who was Hazel Newhook?
Canadian politician (1914-2016)
When was Hazel Newhook born?
Hazel Newhook was born on 24 December 1914 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador.
When did Hazel Newhook die?
Hazel Newhook died on 26 June 2016 in Gander.
What was Hazel Newhook's occupation?
Hazel Newhook was a politician.
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Hazel Newhook was Canadian.
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