John Thomas Haig

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John Thomas Haig PC (born December 15, 1877 in Colborne , Ontario , † October 23, 1962 ) was a Canadian lawyer and politician of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , who was a member of the Senate and several times a minister.

Life

Attorney and member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly

After attending the Alexander Public School, Haig completed a law degree at the University of Manitoba and, after being admitted to the bar in 1904, worked for the law firm Campbell, Pitblado, Haig, Montague & Drummond Hay .

Haig began his political career in the province of Manitoba as a member and later as chairman of the Winnipeg School Board.

As a candidate of the Conservative Party, he was elected for the first time on July 10, 1914 as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and in this initially represented the constituency of Assiniboia . In the elections of August 6, 1935, he suffered an election defeat and was eliminated.

In the elections of June 29, 1920, he was again elected a member of the legislative assembly in the Winnipeg constituency and was a member of this until he resigned on August 13, 1935.

During his membership in the Legislative Assembly, he was leader of the opposition between 1921 and 1922 . Haig, the 1927 Queen's Counsel ( King's Counsel ) was, was temporarily Vice President of the Equitable Trust Company .

Senator and Minister

At the suggestion of Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett , Haig was appointed a member of the Senate for Manitoba for the Conservative Party on August 14, 1935 , and represented the Winnipeg Senate District until his resignation on January 17, 1962 .

Haig took over the role of leader of the opposition in the Senate on September 12, 1945 and held this office until January 1, 1957.

On October 9, 1957, he was supported by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker to Minister without Portfolio in the 18th Canadian Cabinet called and held this position until May 11, 1958. In this role, he was also leader of the ruling majority in the Senate.

His son was James Campbell Haig (1909–1980), who also represented the province of Manitoba as a member of the Senate between 1962 and 1977 and was chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Transportation and Communications between 1969 and 1977.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ailing Senator, John Haig Resigns . In: The Leader-Post. dated February 10, 1962.
personal data
SURNAME Haig, John Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Colborne , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH October 23, 1962