Haggart served as a Member of Parliament from 1872 to 1913. This forty-year period of service in the Commons is the second-longest in Canadian history, exceeded only by Wilfrid Laurier, whose period of service (1874-1919) mostly overlaps with Haggart's.[1] He was appointed as Postmaster General, serving in the cabinets of John A. Macdonald and John Abbott until 1892, when he switched portfolios, serving as Minister of Railways and Canals until the defeat of the Conservative government in 1896.
Prior to being elected to the House of Commons, Haggart was elected Mayor of Perth, Ontario three times: in 1867, 1869 and 1871.
john, graham, haggart, other, people, named, john, haggart, john, haggart, disambiguation, november, 1836, march, 1913, canadian, politician, honourablemember, canadian, parliament, lanark, southin, office, 1872, 1913preceded, byalexander, morrissucceeded, bya. For other people named John Haggart see John Haggart disambiguation John Graham Haggart PC November 14 1836 March 13 1913 was a Canadian politician The HonourableJohn Graham HaggartMember of the Canadian Parliament for Lanark SouthIn office 1872 1913Preceded byAlexander MorrisSucceeded byAdelbert Edward HannaPersonal detailsBorn 1836 11 14 November 14 1836Perth Upper CanadaDiedMarch 13 1913 1913 03 13 aged 76 Ottawa Ontario CanadaPolitical partyConservativeHaggart served as a Member of Parliament from 1872 to 1913 This forty year period of service in the Commons is the second longest in Canadian history exceeded only by Wilfrid Laurier whose period of service 1874 1919 mostly overlaps with Haggart s 1 He was appointed as Postmaster General serving in the cabinets of John A Macdonald and John Abbott until 1892 when he switched portfolios serving as Minister of Railways and Canals until the defeat of the Conservative government in 1896 Prior to being elected to the House of Commons Haggart was elected Mayor of Perth Ontario three times in 1867 1869 and 1871 There is a John Haggart fonds at Library and Archives Canada 2 References edit Years of Service in Parliament www parl gc ca Archived from the original on April 30 2014 John Haggart fonds Library and Archives Canada July 20 2017 External links editJohn Graham Haggart Parliament of Canada biography John Graham Haggart Dictionary of Canadian Biography online ed University of Toronto Press 1979 2016 nbsp This article about a historical Conservative Party of Canada Member of the Parliament of Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a mayor in Ontario is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Graham Haggart amp oldid 1135474409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
