First Senator of the Dominion of Canada from the Northwest Territories, Alberta District and Hon. Chief Factor of the Hudson Bay Company.
Memorial stone may be viewed at CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project
Birth location: Fort Mistassini, James Bay, Quebec, Canada
Employment: 1849, Hudson Bay Company.
Marriage: 20 Sept 1866, Victoria Mission, Northwest Territories (Alberta), Canada. Performed by Rev. George McDougall, brides father.
Appointment: 1872, Fort Edmonton, Upper Saskatchewan District (Alberta) - Hudson Bay Company; Chief Factor.
Residences:
1881, Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada
1883, Fort Calgary, Upper Saskatchewan District (Alberta), Canada.
Appointment: 23 Feb 1888, Senate of the Dominion of Canada; the first senator from the District of Alberta on the advice of John A. MacDonald.
Upon his demise, James Alexander Lougheed (nephew by marriage) was appointed as his replacement to the senate of the Dominion of Canada from NWT, Alberta District on 12 Dec 1889.
Note: The Town of Hardisty in Alberta, Canada was named after Senator Richard Hardisty. It began in 1906 as a hamlet, and officially became a town in 1911.
Plot location from contributor Pat Allan on Nov 04, 2015 1:32 PM. Thank-you.
Biographical Information submitted 23 July 2015, MEB (#47998630)
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Memorial stone may be viewed at CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project
Birth location: Fort Mistassini, James Bay, Quebec, Canada
Employment: 1849, Hudson Bay Company.
Marriage: 20 Sept 1866, Victoria Mission, Northwest Territories (Alberta), Canada. Performed by Rev. George McDougall, brides father.
Appointment: 1872, Fort Edmonton, Upper Saskatchewan District (Alberta) - Hudson Bay Company; Chief Factor.
Residences:
1881, Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada
1883, Fort Calgary, Upper Saskatchewan District (Alberta), Canada.
Appointment: 23 Feb 1888, Senate of the Dominion of Canada; the first senator from the District of Alberta on the advice of John A. MacDonald.
Upon his demise, James Alexander Lougheed (nephew by marriage) was appointed as his replacement to the senate of the Dominion of Canada from NWT, Alberta District on 12 Dec 1889.
Note: The Town of Hardisty in Alberta, Canada was named after Senator Richard Hardisty. It began in 1906 as a hamlet, and officially became a town in 1911.
Plot location from contributor Pat Allan on Nov 04, 2015 1:32 PM. Thank-you.
Biographical Information submitted 23 July 2015, MEB (#47998630)
Citing Information from this Memorial: If you copy any information from this memorial, please cite the source appropriately and that includes photo(s) information sources, which you may find by clicking on the photo. Endeavour by many people has gone into making this memorial and credit should be given to the respective person/organization – Thank-you, MEB (#47998630)
First Senator of the Dominion of Canada from the Northwest Territories, Alberta District and Hon. Chief Factor of the Hudson Bay Company.
Memorial stone may be viewed at CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project
Birth location: Fort Mistassini, James Bay, Quebec, Canada
Employment: 1849, Hudson Bay Company.
Marriage: 20 Sept 1866, Victoria Mission, Northwest Territories (Alberta), Canada. Performed by Rev. George McDougall, brides father.
Appointment: 1872, Fort Edmonton, Upper Saskatchewan District (Alberta) - Hudson Bay Company; Chief Factor.
Residences:
1881, Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada
1883, Fort Calgary, Upper Saskatchewan District (Alberta), Canada.
Appointment: 23 Feb 1888, Senate of the Dominion of Canada; the first senator from the District of Alberta on the advice of John A. MacDonald.
Upon his demise, James Alexander Lougheed (nephew by marriage) was appointed as his replacement to the senate of the Dominion of Canada from NWT, Alberta District on 12 Dec 1889.
Note: The Town of Hardisty in Alberta, Canada was named after Senator Richard Hardisty. It began in 1906 as a hamlet, and officially became a town in 1911.
Plot location from contributor Pat Allan on Nov 04, 2015 1:32 PM. Thank-you.
Biographical Information submitted 23 July 2015, MEB (#47998630)
Citing Information from this Memorial: If you copy any information from this memorial, please cite the source appropriately and that includes photo(s) information sources, which you may find by clicking on the photo. Endeavour by many people has gone into making this memorial and credit should be given to the respective person/organization – Thank-you, MEB (#47998630)
Memorial stone may be viewed at CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project
Birth location: Fort Mistassini, James Bay, Quebec, Canada
Employment: 1849, Hudson Bay Company.
Marriage: 20 Sept 1866, Victoria Mission, Northwest Territories (Alberta), Canada. Performed by Rev. George McDougall, brides father.
Appointment: 1872, Fort Edmonton, Upper Saskatchewan District (Alberta) - Hudson Bay Company; Chief Factor.
Residences:
1881, Edmonton, Northwest Territories, Canada
1883, Fort Calgary, Upper Saskatchewan District (Alberta), Canada.
Appointment: 23 Feb 1888, Senate of the Dominion of Canada; the first senator from the District of Alberta on the advice of John A. MacDonald.
Upon his demise, James Alexander Lougheed (nephew by marriage) was appointed as his replacement to the senate of the Dominion of Canada from NWT, Alberta District on 12 Dec 1889.
Note: The Town of Hardisty in Alberta, Canada was named after Senator Richard Hardisty. It began in 1906 as a hamlet, and officially became a town in 1911.
Plot location from contributor Pat Allan on Nov 04, 2015 1:32 PM. Thank-you.
Biographical Information submitted 23 July 2015, MEB (#47998630)
Citing Information from this Memorial: If you copy any information from this memorial, please cite the source appropriately and that includes photo(s) information sources, which you may find by clicking on the photo. Endeavour by many people has gone into making this memorial and credit should be given to the respective person/organization – Thank-you, MEB (#47998630)
Inscription
IN MEMORIAL OF
RICHARD HARDISTY
OF EDMONTON N. W. T.
CHIEF FACTOR OF THE HON HUDSON BAY C.
AND SENATOR OF THE DOM OF CANADA.
WHO DIED 15 OCT 1889 AT WPE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
FROM INJURIES … IN AN ACCIDENT
AT BROADVIEW N. W. T.
ON THE 2ND OF THE SAME
MONTH, AGE 58 YEARS
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