The Hon. Harold McGiverin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for City of Ottawa | |
| In office 1908–1911 | |
| In office 1921–1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Buchanan McGiverin August 4, 1870 Hamilton, Ontario |
| Died | February 4, 1931 (aged 60) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Political party | Liberal |
Harold Buchanan McGiverin, PC (August 4, 1870 – February 4, 1931) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.[1]
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,[1] the son of Lieutenant Colonel William McGiverin and Emma Caroline McGiverin (Councell), he was educated in Hamilton, at Upper Canada College and at Osgoode Hall.[2] Called to the Ontario bar in 1893,[3] McGiverin practised law in Ottawa. He was also president of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company.[2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the City of Ottawa riding in the 1908 federal election. A Liberal, he was defeated in the 1911 election and again in the 1917 election. He was re-elected in the 1921 election. From 1924 to 1925, he was a Minister without Portfolio.[1]
In 1898, he married Alice Maude, the daughter of Charles H. Mackintosh. He is the father of Harold Mackintosh McGiverin.
McGiverin was also a leading local cricketer. A fast bowler, he represented Canada in eight matches before spending 1893 in England playing for St Neots Cricket Club as a professional.[4] Following his retirement from playing McGiverin served as president of the Canadian Cricket Association. In 1908, he was the Canadian member on the Olympic Games Committee.[3] McGiverin was also captain and later president of the Ottawa Rough Riders. He died in Victoria, British Columbia at the age of 60.[2]
- ^ a b c Harold McGiverin – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ a b Charlesworth, Hector W (1919). A cyclopædia of Canadian biography : brief biographies of persons ... pp. 177–8. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ^ Adams, p. 193.