Lois Mabel Haggen, née Hill (born September 16, 1899 in Mobile

Mobile, Alabama

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, Alabama

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) was a Canadian

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 politician, who represented the electoral district of Grand Forks-Greenwood

Grand Forks-Greenwood

Grand Forks-Greenwood was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Grand Forks, in the Boundary Country between the Okanagan and Kootenay Countries. The riding first appeared in the 1924 election as the result of a merger of...

 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1956 to 1966. She was a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

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, which became the New Democratic Party during her term in office.

She came to Canada and worked as a secretary. In 1925, she married Rupert Williams Haggen

Rupert Haggen

Rupert Williams Haggen was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Grand Forks-Greenwood in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1949 to 1956. He was a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.He was born in New Zealand and came to Canada in 1901...

. After her husband became seriously ill, she succeeded him in the provincial assembly.

Following riding redistribution for the 1966 provincial election

British Columbia general election, 1966

The British Columbia general election of 1966 was the 28th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on August 5, 1966 and held on September 12, 1966...

, Haggen ran for re-election in the new Boundary-Similkameen

Boundary-Similkameen

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 district, but was defeated by Frank Richter, Jr.

In 1966, Haggen went to the United Nations

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as Canada's representative on the Human Rights Committee.