Nelson Seymour Lougheed was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. He represented Dewdney

Dewdney (electoral district)

Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its predecessor was the riding of Westminster-Dewdney, which was created for the 1894 election from a partition of the Westminster riding, which was a rural-area successor to the original New Westminster...

 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1928 to 1933 as a Conservative

British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

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He was born in Thornbury, Ontario and came to British Columbia with his family in 1889. In 1905, Lougheed moved to Port Haney

Haney, British Columbia

Haney, British Columbia was historically a town in Southern British Columbia and is now part of the larger district municipality of Maple Ridge, British Columbia.-Features:...

 where he operated a sawmill in partnership with G.G. Abernethy. He was also active in mining and logging. Lougheed was mayor of Maple Ridge

Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located in the northeastern section of Metro Vancouver. Maple Ridge has a population of approximately 68,949.-History:...

. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Public Works from 1928 to 1929 and as Minster of Lands from 1930 to 1933. Lougheed died in Vancouver.

The Lougheed Highway was named after him.