# Hector McRae

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{{short description|American politician}}

'''Hector McRae''' (March 21, 1837 – August 12, 1920) was a member of the [Wisconsin State Assembly](/source/Wisconsin_State_Assembly).

==Biography==
McRae was born on March 21, 1837, in [Stormont County](/source/United_Counties_of_Stormont%2C_Dundas_and_Glengarry), Upper Canada.<ref name = "obit">{{cite news|title=Death of Hector M'Rae |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4955964/hector_mcrae_18371920/|newspaper=Eau Claire Leader|date=August 14, 1920|page=8|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|accessdate = April 16, 2016}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1879/reference/wi.wibluebk1879.i0021.pdf|title=Biographical Sketches|publisher=Wisconsin Blue Book|accessdate=2013-10-13|archive-date=2015-01-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109061247/http://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1879/reference/wi.wibluebk1879.i0021.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> He moved to [Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin](/source/Chippewa_Falls%2C_Wisconsin), in 1868.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/clark/5data/104/66.htm|title=Bio: McRae, Hector C.|publisher=Clark County, Wisconsin History Buffs|accessdate=2013-10-13}}</ref> He died of stomach cancer in Chippewa Falls on August 12, 1920.<ref name = "obit"/>

==Career==
McRae was elected to the Assembly in 1879. Previously, he served four terms as Treasurer of [Chippewa County, Wisconsin](/source/Chippewa_County%2C_Wisconsin). He was a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)).

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Category:Canadian emigrants to the United States
Category:Politicians from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:1837 births
Category:1920 deaths
Category:Mayors of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Category:19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature

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