Thomas Aaron Hartt (October 31, 1858 – July 13, 1930
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, Canada. He represented Charlotte County in the

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from 1903 to 1911 and

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in the

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from 1911 to 1921 as a

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and then Unionist member. He was born in Hartt's Mills, New Brunswick, the son of Aaron Hartt and Mary J. Alexander. He was educated at the

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and at a business college in Saint John. He taught school for a time. In 1881, he married Maud A. Greenlaw. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1899. Hartt resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1911 to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He did not run for reelection in 1921.

Electoral history

References

* *''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1912'', EJ Chambers 1858 births 1930 deaths Canadian schoolteachers Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Canadian Baptists Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub