Alexander Walker Ogilvie
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Alexander Walker Ogilvie (May 7, 1829 – March 31, 1902) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Côte-Saint-Michel, Lower Canada (now Quebec) which is on the island of Montreal, the son of Alexander Ogilvie and Helen Watson, he owned a mill named A.W. Ogilvie & Company.
In 1867, he was acclaimed to the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montreal West. He did not run in 1871. He was elected again in 1875 this time in the riding of Montreal Centre. He did not run in 1878.
In 1881, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Alma, Quebec. A Conservative, he resigned in 1901.
Alexander Walker Ogilvie died in 1902 and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.
[edit] External links
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Biography at the official National Assembly of Quebec website (French)
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| Preceded by Edward Goff Penny |
Canadian senator for the Alma Senate division 1881-1901 |
Succeeded by Robert MacKay |
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