Herbert Thomas Hargrave (30 March 1917 – 24 September 1996) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a rancher by career. He held a

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degree from the

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in agricultural engineering.

Early life

Hargrave was born in Medicine Hat in 1917, the sixth child of Thomas Albert Hargrave and Mary Hope Whimster. He received a degree in agricultural engineering from

in 1942. During the World War II, he was a captain with the

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Political career

He represented Alberta's Medicine Hat electoral district where he first won national office in the 1972 federal election. Hargrave was re-elected there in the

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and 1980 federal elections. He retired from federal politics after this after serving in the 29th, 30th, 31st and

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Post politics

After his departure from the House of Commons, Hargrave was appointed to the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1993. Following several years of declining health, he died at Central Park Lodge in Medicine Hat aged 79.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hargrave, Bert 1917 births 1996 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta People from Medicine Hat Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs University of Saskatchewan alumni Members of the Alberta Order of Excellence Canadian Members of the Order of the British Empire