George McHugh

George McHugh (July 7, 1845 – November 28, 1926) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Victoria South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1900 as a Liberal. McHugh sat for Victoria in the Senate of Canada from 1901 to 1926.^[1]

He was born in Ops Township, Canada West, the son of Patrick McHugh and Ann Walker.^[2] He married Margaret O'Neill in 1873.^[3] McHugh was defeated by Adam Edward Vrooman when he ran for reelection in 1900. He died in office at the age of 81.

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