George Heggie
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George Heggie (September 27, 1870 – February 21, 1953) was an Irish-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented North Okanagan in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from a 1930 byelection until his retirement at the 1933 provincial election as a Conservative.
He came to Canada in 1895 as manager for Sir Arthur Stepney's ranch near Enderby. He served on the council for Vernon and was also a justice of the peace. Heggie was the first president of the Vernon Fruit Union. He was manager of the Land and Agricultural Company in Vernon from 1910 to 1942.{{cite web |url=http://www.vernon.ca/services/pde/documents/heritage_register.pdf |title=City of Vernon Heritage Register |publisher=City of Vernon |accessdate=2011-10-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105125109/http://www.vernon.ca/services/pde/documents/heritage_register.pdf |archivedate=2012-01-05 }}
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Category:British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs
Category:Irish emigrants to Canada
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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