Hector Francis McDougall, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Hector Francis McDougall
- 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.
- McDougall became a general merchant at Christmas Island.
- He was a councillor for Cape Breton Municipality Number 14, Grassy Narrows, from 1886 to 1889.
- 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.
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