About John Graham Haggart
Lived 1836 – 1913 (aged 76). John Graham Haggart was a Canadian politician and factory owner.
John Graham Haggart (November 14, 1836 – March 13, 1913) was a Canadian politician.
Haggart served as a Member of Parliament from 1872 to 1913. This forty-year period of service in the Commons is the second-longest in Canadian history, exceeded only by Wilfrid Laurier, whose period of service (1874-1919) mostly overlaps with Haggart's. He was appointed as Postmaster General, serving in the cabinets of John A. Macdonald and John Abbott until 1892, when he switched portfolios, serving as Minister of Railways and Canals until the defeat of the Conservative government in 1896.
Prior to being elected to the House of Commons, Haggart was elected Mayor of Perth, Ontario three times: in 1867, 1869 and 1871.
There is a John Haggart fonds at Library and Archives Canada.
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Canadian politician
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John Graham Haggart was born on 14 November 1836 in Perth.
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John Graham Haggart died on 13 March 1913 in Ottawa.
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John Graham Haggart was a politician and factory owner.
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John Graham Haggart was Canadian.
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