Harold McGiverin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
About Harold McGiverin
- Harold Buchanan McGiverin, (August 4, 1870 – February 4, 1931) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of William McGiverin and Emma Connsell, he was educated in Hamilton, at Upper Canada College and at Osgoode Hall.
- Called to the Ontario bar in 1893, McGiverin practised law in Ottawa.
- He was also president of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company.
- He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the City of Ottawa riding in the 1908 federal election.
- A Liberal, he was defeated in the 1911 election and again in the 1917 election.
- He was re-elected in the 1921 election.
- From 1924 to 1925, he was a Minister without Portfolio.In 1898, he married Alice Maude, the daughter of Charles H.
- Mackintosh. McGiverin was also a leading local cricketer.
- A fast bowler, he represented Canada in eight matches before spending 1893 in England playing for St Neots Cricket Club as a professional.
- Following his retirement from playing McGiverin served as president of the Canadian Cricket Association.
- In 1908, he was the Canadian member on the Olympic Games Committee.
- McGiverin was also captain and later president of the Ottawa Rough Riders.
- He died in Victoria, British Columbia at the age of 60.
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