Hector Francis McDougall

Hector Francis McDougall (June 6, 1848 – November 27, 1914) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton in the House of Commons of Canada from 1884 to 1900 as a Liberal-Conservative.[2]

Hector Francis McDougall
Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cape Breton County[1]
In office
October 22, 1878 – May 23, 1882
Member of House of Commons of Canada for Cape Breton[1]
In office
July 3, 1884 – November 6, 1900
Preceded byWilliam McDonald
Succeeded byArthur Samuel Kendall
Personal details
BornJune 6, 1848
Christmas Island, Nova Scotia
DiedNovember 27, 1914
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal-Conservative
ProfessionMerchant, Politician

McDougall was born in Christmas Island, Nova Scotia,[2] the son of Malcolm McDougall and Mary McNeil. He was named a justice of the peace in 1873. In 1875, he married Christina Cameron.[3] McDougall became a general merchant at Christmas Island. He was a councillor for Cape Breton Municipality Number 14, Grassy Narrows, from 1886 to 1889.[4] McDougall represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882. He was a minister without portfolio in the province's Executive Council. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1882 but was elected in an 1884 by-election held after William McDonald was named to the Senate. McDougall was unsuccessful in a bid for reelection in 1900.[2] He died in Glace Bay at the age of 66.[4]

1882 Canadian federal election: Cape Breton
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
ConservativeWilliam McDonald1,297–Y
ConservativeMurray Dodd1,237–Y
Liberal–ConservativeWilliam Mackenzie McLeod1,124
LiberalNewton LeGayet Mackay1,013
Liberal–ConservativeHector Francis McDougall934

References
  1. "Profile".
  2. Hector Francis McDougall – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. 'The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891, JA Gemmill
  4. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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