Raymond Louis Haggerty (April 6, 1923 – April 23, 2011) was a politician in

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, Canada. He was a

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member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1990 who represented the ridings of Welland South, Erie and Niagara South. He was also involved in municipal politics in the

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area from 1956 to 1967.

Background

Haggerty was born in

Port Colborne Port Colborne is a city in Ontario, Canada that is located on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. The original settlement, known as Gravelly Bay, dates from 1832 and was renamed afte ...

and he was educated at

High School. He worked as a machinist before entering politics. He and his wife Marie raised three children. He served as president of the Niagara South Plowman's Association.

Politics

He served as a councillor in Bertie Township in 1956-57, and was its deputy reeve from 1960 to 1967. He was also a councillor in

from 1960 to 1967. He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1967 provincial election, defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Gordon Taylor by 107 votes in the new riding of Welland South. In the 1971 election, he was re-elected by 438 votes. Haggerty was returned by much greater majorities in the elections of

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1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

and

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, ...

. He did not seek re-election in 1990. During his 23 year tenure, he served as a backbench supporter to Liberal leaders Bob Nixon, Stuart Smith and

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. When the Liberals took office in 1985 he served as a parliamentary assistant to several ministries including Government Services and Consumer and Commercial Relations.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haggerty, Ray 1923 births 2011 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Port Colborne