David James Hartigan

David James Hartigan
Member of Parliament for Cape Breton South
In office October 1935 – March 1940
Preceded by	Finlay MacDonald
Succeeded by	Clarence Gillis
Personal details
Born	David James Hartigan 8 November 1887(1887-11-08) Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
Died	unknown
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Phalen m. 25 November 1925[1]
Profession	physician

David James Hartigan (8 November 1887 – unknown) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia and became a physician.

Hartigan attended parochial school at North Sydney and high school at Sydney Mines. In 1916, he made an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.^[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Cape Breton South riding in the 1935 general election. After serving one term, the 18th Canadian Parliament, he was defeated by Clarence Gillis of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in the 1940 election. Hartigan was unsuccessful at unseating Gillis in the 1945 election.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Normandin, A.L. (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. 

External links

• David James Hartigan - Parliament of Canada biography

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Name	Hartigan, David James
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Date of birth	8 November 1887
Place of birth	Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
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