Robert Pelham "Bob" Hassard (March 7, 1888 – September 28, 1953) was a car dealer, farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Biggar from 1925 to 1929 and from 1934 to 1938 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of John Hassard, and was educated in Dauphin. Hassard moved to

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in 1908. In 1920, he married Mary E. Stewart. Hassard served several years as mayor of Biggar. He also operated a garage and a hotel there. He was defeated by

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when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1929 but then defeated Miller in the general election held in 1934. Hassard was defeated by

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in the 1938 general election. In 1946, he left Biggar for

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, living there for about a year, and then moved to

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, before going to

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around 1951. Hassard died in Holy Cross Hospital in Calgary at the age of 65.

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Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1888 births 1953 deaths Mayors of places in Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub