James Alexander LougheedPersonal detailsBorn(1854-09-01)1 September 1854Tullamore, Chinguacousy, Canada WestDied2 November 1925(1925-11-02) (aged 71)Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPartyLiberal-ConservativeSpouseIsabella Clarke Hardisty (1859–1936)RelationsPeter Lougheed, grandson; Samuel Lougheed, brotherChildren5Alma materUniversity of TorontoProfessionPoliticianlawyerbusinessmanSir James Alexander Lougheed,PCKCMGKC ( or ; 1September 1854 – 2November 1925) was a Canadian businessman, lawyer and politician who served as a senator from North-West Territories (later Alberta) from 1889 to 1925.
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Hopewell Cape, New BrunswickHopewell Cape is a Canadian village and headland in Albert County, New Brunswick at the northern end of Shepody Bay and the mouth of the Petitcodiac River. Hopewell Cape had been the municipal centre for Albert County prior to the dissolution of county municipal government in the 1960s. However, it was not incorporated as a Village like many other small villages had at that time.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.