Charles Alexander Magrath
Charles Alexander Magrath | |
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Medicine Hat | |
| In office 1908–1911 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | William Ashbury Buchanan |
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| Born | April 22, 1860 North Augusta, Canada West |
| Died | October 30, 1949 (aged 89) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Political party | Conservative |
Charles Alexander Magrath (April 22, 1860 – October 30, 1949) was a Canadian land surveyor and statesman. He conducted foundation surveys of the
mayor of Lethbridge, Alberta District, NWT, which has a major street (Mayor Magrath Drive
) named after him.
Magrath was a member of the
Frederick Haultain
administration in 1897.
In the 1891 and 1894 general elections and an 1897 by-election, he represented Lethbridge
and was acclaimed.
Magrath was elected to the House of Commons representing the
Great War and chairman of Ontario Hydro and the Canadian section of the International Joint Commission. He also served on the Newfoundland Royal Commission
of 1933.
He married Margaret Holmes White Mair in 1887. After giving birth to a son, Charles Bolton, in 1888, she died in June 1892 of complications following the birth of a daughter. In 1899, he married Mabel Lillian Galt, a daughter of Sir Alexander and half-sister of Elliot Galt. Two daughters were born of this union: Amy and Laura.
Magrath has been called "The Father of
LDS Church, and Elliot Galt to the development of irrigation in the Lethbridge region. The community of Magrath
is named in his honour.
See also
External links
- Works by or about Charles Alexander Magrath at Internet Archive
- Charles Alexander Magrath fonds, Library and Archives Canada.
- Charles Alexander Magrath – Parliament of Canada biography
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