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Bamm David Hogarth (October 24, 1887 – November 13, 1966) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in
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. He represented
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from 1938 to 1944 in the
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as a
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. He was born in
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, the son of George A. Hogarth, of Scottish descent, and was educated in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Hogarth was first employed as a newspaper delivery boy for the ''
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''. He came to
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in 1906. Hogarth was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1913 and practised law in Regina. He married Mabel Melrose Scott. In 1935, he was named
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. Hogarth was a lecturer at Wetmore Hall law school in Regina until it became part of the University of Saskatchewan. He represented the Canadian government and the
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at the Royal Commission that investigated the
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of 1935. In 1944, he was named to the District Court for Regina. Hogarth retired from the bench in October 1962. He died in a
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hospital at the age of 79 following an operation.


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Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1887 births 1966 deaths Judges in Saskatchewan Canadian King's Counsel People from Minnedosa, Manitoba {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub