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Sep 16, 1899 Mobile, Alabama, United States Died on 28 Feb 1994 (aged 94)
Canadian politician
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About Lois Haggen
- Lois Mabel Haggen, (née Hill; September 16, 1899 – February 28, 1994) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Grand Forks-Greenwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1956 to 1966.
- She was a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which became the New Democratic Party during her term in office. Born in Mobile, Alabama in 1899, she came to Canada and worked as a secretary.
- In 1925, she married Rupert Williams Haggen.
- After her husband became seriously ill, she succeeded him in the provincial assembly.Following riding redistribution for the 1966 provincial election, Haggen ran for re-election in the new Boundary-Similkameen district, but was defeated by Frank Richter, Jr. In 1966, Haggen went to the United Nations as Canada's representative on the Human Rights Committee.
- She died at Grand Forks in February 1994.
