Preceded by Richard Coe Henders Role Politician Political party Progressive | Spouse(s) Mary Haddock Resigned May 30, 1930 Name William Lovie | |
Born December 30, 1868
Aberdeenshire, Scotland ( 1868-12-30 ) Died November 24, 1938, Holland, Manitoba, Canada Party Progressive Party of Canada | ||
Succeeded by William Gilbert Weir | ||
William James Lovie (December 30, 1868 – November 24, 1938) was a Canadian farmer and politician.
Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of James Lovie and Isabella Moir, Lovie attended Skene Parish Common School in Aberdeenshire before emigrating to Canada in 1885. He settled in Holland, Manitoba where he was a farmer. He was Secretary-Treasurer of the United Farmers of Manitoba for 18 years. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Macdonald in 1921. A Progressive, he was re-elected in 1925 and 1926. He did not run for re-election in 1930. He died in 1938 in Holland, Manitoba.
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