Hector Francis McDougall | |
Birth Date: | June 6, 1848 |
Birth Place: | Christmas Island, Nova Scotia |
Death Date: | November 27, 1914 |
Death Place: | Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
Office: | Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Cape Breton County[1] |
Termstart: | October 22, 1878 |
Termend: | May 23, 1882 |
Office2: | Member of House of Commons of Canada for Cape Breton[2] |
Party: | Liberal-Conservative |
Termend2: | November 6, 1900 |
Termstart2: | July 3, 1884 |
Profession: | Merchant, Politician |
Successor2: | Arthur Samuel Kendall |
Predecessor2: | William McDonald |
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.
McDougall was born in Christmas Island, Nova Scotia, 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. He died in Glace Bay at the age of 66.[4]