Hugh Allan Stevenson, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian physician and politician
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About Hugh Allan Stevenson
- Doctor Hugh Allan Stevenson (October 2, 1870 – May 28, 1942) was a physician and politician in Ontario, Canada.
- He served as mayor of London in 1915 and from 1916 to 1917.
- Stevenson represented London in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1923 as a Labour member.He was born in London and was educated there.
- Stevenson served two years on London city council.
- He also served two years on the public utilities commission and two years as a water commissioner.
- Stevenson also served as a major in the local militia.Stevenson was elected to the Ontario assembly in 1919, defeating Adam Beck, who was running as an independent.
- He ran unsuccessfully for the London seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1936.
- On May 28, 1942, Stevenson died at his home in London after a long illness, aged 71.Stevenson Avenue in London was named in his honour.
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