# Bert Hargrave > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bert_Hargrave > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bert_Hargrave.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Hargrave > Source revision: 1349792645 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian politician Herbert Thomas Hargrave Member of Parliament for Medicine Hat In office 1972–1984 Preceded by Bud Olson Succeeded by Robert Harold Porter Personal details Born (1917-03-30)March 30, 1917 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada Died September 24, 1996(1996-09-24) (aged 79) Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada Party Progressive Conservative Spouse Amy Reinhardt Profession Rancher **Herbert Thomas Hargrave** [MBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) (March 30, 1917 – September 24, 1996) was a [Progressive Conservative party](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada) member of the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada). He represented the [riding](/source/Electoral_district_(Canada)) of [Medicine Hat](/source/Medicine_Hat%E2%80%94Cardston%E2%80%94Warner) from 1972 to 1984. ## Early life Hargrave was born in Medicine Hat on March 30, 1917, the sixth child of Thomas Albert Hargrave and Mary Hope Whimster.[1] He received a [Bachelor of Science](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) in agricultural engineering from the [University of Saskatchewan](/source/University_of_Saskatchewan) in 1942. During the World War II, he was a captain with the [Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers](/source/Corps_of_Royal_Canadian_Electrical_and_Mechanical_Engineers).[2] ## Political career Hargrave represented Alberta's [Medicine Hat electoral district](/source/Medicine_Hat_(federal_electoral_district)) where he first won national office in the [1972 federal election](/source/1972_Canadian_federal_election). He was re-elected there in the [1974](/source/1974_Canadian_federal_election), [1979](/source/1979_Canadian_federal_election) and [1980 federal elections](/source/1980_Canadian_federal_election). He retired from federal politics after this after serving in the [29th](/source/29th_Canadian_Parliament), [30th](/source/30th_Canadian_Parliament), [31st](/source/31st_Canadian_Parliament) and [32nd Canadian Parliaments](/source/32nd_Canadian_Parliament).[3] He did not seek re-election in [1984](/source/1984_Canadian_federal_election).[4] ## Later life Following several years of declining health, he died at Central Park Lodge in Medicine Hat on September 24, 1996. He was 79.[5] ## Awards and recognition In 1944, Hargrave was named a [Member of the British Empire](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire).[6] In 1986, he was inducted into the [Alberta Order of Excellence](/source/Alberta_Order_of_Excellence).[6] In 1993, he was appointed to the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame.[7] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Williams, Luetta Ross (1923). [*The Hargrave Family 1749-1923*](https://kermitmurray.com/genealogy/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Hargrave_Family_1923.pdf) (PDF). p. 31. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240803135431/https://kermitmurray.com/genealogy/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Hargrave_Family_1923.pdf) (PDF) from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024. Information obtained by James Hargrave of Medicine Hat 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Herbert Thomas Hargrave"](http://www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/aoe/hargrave.cfm). Alberta Order of Excellence Council. 2003. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20040110220628/http://www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/aoe/hargrave.cfm) from the original on January 10, 2004. Retrieved December 2, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Library_of_Parliament_3-0)** ["HARGRAVE, Herbert Thomas (Bert), M.B.E., B.Sc., P.Eng., P.Ag"](http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=074c5f79-285c-48cd-b661-069bf3c4d46f&Language=E&Section=ALL). Retrieved December 2, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Jang, Phillip (January 21, 1984). "Injury starts, ends career". *[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)*. Medicine Hat, Alberta. p. A15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Brennan, Brian (October 2, 1996). "MP was voice for beef industry". *[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)*. Calgary, Alberta. p. B6. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OrderofExcellence_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OrderofExcellence_6-1) ["Herbert Thomas Hargrave"](https://www.alberta.ca/aoe-herbert-hargrave). *The Alberta Order of Excellence*. Government of Alberta. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240129033318/https://www.alberta.ca/aoe-herbert-hargrave) from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Hargrave, Herbert Thomas (Bert) - 1993 Hall of Fame Inductee"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160326154247/http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/info2010?opendocument). *Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry*. Government of Alberta. Archived from [the original](http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$Department/deptdocs.nsf/all/info2010?opendocument) on March 26, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2015. ## External links - [Bert Hargrave – Parliament of Canada biography](https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=417) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bert Hargrave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Hargrave) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Hargrave?action=history)). 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