Hugh James Maher (October 5, 1910 – May 11, 2001) was a real estate and insurance agent and political figure in

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. He represented

The Battlefords The Battlefords is the collective name given to the adjacent communities of the City of North Battleford and the Town of Battleford in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. As of the 2011 census, the two communities have a combined population of 18, ...

from 1950 to 1952 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

North Battleford North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The Batt ...

, the son of Hugh Maher and Josephine Ann Hayes, and was educated there and in

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. In 1935, Maher married Florence Andrea Showell. He was a member of the separate school board and of the town council for North Battleford, also serving 18 years as mayor. In 1963, Maher ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate seeking to represent

in the Canadian House of Commons.

References

1910 births 2001 deaths Mayors of places in Saskatchewan People from North Battleford Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub