Henry Lovell Explained

Henry Lovell
Constituency Mp:Stanstead
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Alvin Head Moore
Successor:Charles Henry Lovell
Term Start:1900
Term End:1907
Office2:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Stanstead
Predecessor2:John Thornton
Successor2:John Thornton
Term Start2:1878
Term End2:1881
Birth Date:13 June 1828
Birth Place:Barnston, Lower Canada
Death Place:Coaticook, Quebec, Canada
Party:Liberal Party of Canada
Otherparty:Quebec Liberal Party
Children:Charles Henry Lovell
Moodie Brock Lovell

Henry Lovell (June 13, 1828  - December 4, 1907) was a Canadian politician.Born in Barnston, Stanstead County, Lower Canada, the son of William Lovell and Mary Hanson, Lovell was a farmer and merchant. He moved to Coaticook, Quebec in 1867. He was a municipal councillor in Coaticook from 1876 to 1885 and again from 1888 to 1891. He was mayor from 1874 to 1875 and from 1886 to 1887. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in 1878 for the riding of Stanstead. A Quebec Liberal, he was defeated in 1881 and 1886. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Stanstead in 1900. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904. He died while in office in 1907. His son, Charles Henry Lovell, was elected in the 1908 by-election following the death of his father. His other son, Moodie Brock Lovell, was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.