Christopher Alexander Hagerman

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The Honourable Christopher Alexander Hagerman (28 March 1792 – 14 May 1847) was a Canadian militia officer, politician, lawyer and judge.

He was born near Adolphustown in 1792. In 1807, Hagerman began a career in law, in his father's Kingston, Ontario law office. He was admitted to the bar in 1815. He served in the militia in the War of 1812, eventually becoming the aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General Gordon Drummond, who regarded him highly, and gaining the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He later represented the riding of Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada. In 1829, he was appointed solicitor general for the province and, in 1837, he became attorney general. He was well-known for his loyalty to the Church of England. He was appointed judge for the Court of Queen's Bench in 1840. He died at Toronto in 1847.