Hector Francis McDougall explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile.
  2. Web site: Profile.
  3. http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32961 'The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891
  4. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.