George_E._Hagen

George E. Hagen

George E. Hagen

Canadian politician

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "Electoral History for Halifax West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  2. [2]
    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. [3]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1933" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 38. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  4. [4]
    "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1937" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. p. 44. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  5. [5]
    "Resigned from Cabinet, G.E. Hagen renominated". The Globe and Mail. October 16, 1940.
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