Lois Haggen
| Lois Haggen | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Grand Forks-Greenwood | |
| In office 1956–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Rupert Haggen |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lois Mabel Hill September 16, 1899 Mobile, Alabama |
| Died | February 28, 1994 (aged 94) Grand Forks, British Columbia |
| Political party | CCF → New Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Rupert Haggen |
| Residence | Grand Forks, British Columbia |
Lois Mabel Haggen, (née Hill; September 16, 1899 – February 28, 1994) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Grand Forks-Greenwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1956 to 1966. She was a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which became the New Democratic Party during her term in office.
Born in Mobile, Alabama in 1899,[1] she came to Canada and worked as a secretary.[2] In 1925, she married Rupert Williams Haggen.[3] After her husband became seriously ill, she succeeded him in the provincial assembly.[2]
Following riding redistribution for the 1966 provincial election, Haggen ran for re-election in the new Boundary-Similkameen district, but was defeated by Frank Richter, Jr.
In 1966, Haggen went to the United Nations as Canada's representative on the Human Rights Committee.[2] She died at Grand Forks in February 1994.[4]
References
- ↑ "Women MLAs in British Columbia". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
- ↑ "Vital Event Marriages (1872-1935)". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ↑ "Lois Haggen 1899-1994", B.C. Historical News,(Spring 1994).