Rupert Haggen

Rupert Haggen
MLA for Grand Forks-Greenwood
In office
1949–1956
Preceded byThomas Alfred Love
Succeeded byLois Haggen
Personal details
BornJuly 29, 1887[1]
Napier, New Zealand
DiedJuly 19, 1962(1962-07-19) (aged 74)
Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyCCF
SpouseLois Haggen
Residence(s)Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
Occupationland surveyor

Rupert Williams Haggen (July 29, 1887 – July 19, 1962) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Grand Forks-Greenwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1949 to 1956. He had previously been an unsuccessful candidate in the electoral district of Cariboo in the 1933 provincial election and in the electoral district of Rossland-Trail in the 1945 provincial election. He was a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.

He was born in New Zealand and came to Canada in 1901. Haggen finished his education, qualifying as an engineer and was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway. From 1909 to 1934, he practised as a mining and civil engineer. He also was qualified as a Dominion and B.C. Land Surveyor and served as president of the B.C. Land Surveyors' Association. In 1935, he moved to the Kootenay region, settling in Rossland. Later, Haggen became a notary public, opening offices in Rossland, Grand Forks and Kelowna.[2]

He retired from politics in 1956 due to health problems and was succeeded by his wife, Lois Haggen, the former Lois Hill.[2]

He died in Grand Forks at the age of 74.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-10-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
  3. ^ "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-11-23.


Flag of British ColumbiaPolitician icon

This article about a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.