Harold Buchanan McGiverin, (August 4, 1870 – February 4, 1931) was a

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lawyer and politician. Born in

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, the son of Lieutenant Colonel William McGiverin and Emma Caroline McGiverin (Councell), he was educated in Hamilton, at

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and at

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. Called to the Ontario bar in 1893, McGiverin practised law in

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. He was also president of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Company. He was elected to the

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for the

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riding in the 1908 federal election. A

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, 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

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. In 1898, he married Alice Maude, the daughter of

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. He is the father of Harold Mackintosh McGiverin. McGiverin was also a leading local cricketer. A fast bowler, he represented

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in eight matches before spending 1893 in England playing for St Neots Cricket Club as a professional.Adams, p. 193. 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. McGiverin was also captain and later president of the

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. He died in

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at the age of 60.

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* Adams, P. (2010) ''A history of Canadian cricket'', lulu.com. . 1870 births 1931 deaths Cricketers from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub