Bert Hargrave
Herbert Thomas Hargrave | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Medicine Hat | |
| In office 1972–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Bud Olson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Harold Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 30, 1917 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | September 24, 1996 (aged 79) Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Amy Reinhardt |
| Profession | Rancher |
Herbert Thomas Hargrave (30 March 1917 – 24 September 1996) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada.[1] He was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta and became a rancher by career. He held a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan in agricultural engineering.
Early life[edit]
Hargrave was born in Medicine Hat in 1917, the sixth child of Thomas Albert Hargrave and Mary Hope Whimster.[2] He received a degree in agricultural engineering from University of Saskatchewan in 1942. During the World War II, he was a captain with the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.[3]
Political career[edit]
He represented Alberta's Medicine Hat electoral district where he first won national office in the 1972 federal election. Hargrave was re-elected there in the 1974, 1979 and 1980 federal elections. He retired from federal politics after this after serving in the 29th, 30th, 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments.
Post politics[edit]
After his departure from the House of Commons, Hargrave was appointed to the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1993.[4] Following several years of declining health, he died at Central Park Lodge in Medicine Hat aged 79.
References[edit]
- ^ "HARGRAVE, Herbert Thomas (Bert), M.B.E., B.Sc., P.Eng., P.Ag". Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ Williams, Luetta Ross (1923). The Hargrave Family 1749-1923.
Information obtained by James Hargrave of Medicine Hat
- ^ "Herbert Thomas Hargrave". Alberta Order of Excellence Council. 2003. Archived from the original on 10 January 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Hargrave, Herbert Thomas (Bert) - 1993 Hall of Fame Inductee". Retrieved 2 December 2015.