Alexander Walker Ogilvie
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| The Honourable Alexander Walker Ogilvie |
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Senator for Alma, Quebec
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| In office 1881-12-24 – 1901-01-18 |
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| Appointed by | John A. Macdonald |
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| Preceded by | Edward Goff Penny |
| Succeeded by | Robert Mackay |
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| Born | May 7, 1829 Côte-Saint-Michel, Lower Canada |
| Died | March 31, 1902 (aged 72) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Businessman, miller |
Alexander Walker Ogilvie (May 7, 1829 – March 31, 1902) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Côte-Saint-Michel, Lower Canada (now Quebec) which is on the island of Montreal, the son of Alexander Ogilvie and Helen Watson, he owned a mill named A.W. Ogilvie & Company.
In 1867, he was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montreal West. He did not run in 1871. He was elected again in 1875 this time in the riding of Montreal Centre. He did not run in 1878.
In 1881, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Alma, Quebec. A Conservative, he resigned in 1901.
Alexander Walker Ogilvie died in 1902 and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.
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- Parliament of Canada biography
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Biography. National Assembly of Quebec. (French)
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