Hazen Argue, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hazen Argue

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1921

Place of Birth: Kayville, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1991

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hazen Robert Argue, (January 6, 1921 – October 2, 1991) was a Canadian politician who served in the House of Commons and the Senate.
He was first elected as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Member of Parliament (MP) in 1945 and was the last leader of the party, from 1960 to 1961.
He crossed the floor to the Liberal Party in 1962 and was defeated in 1963.
In 1966 he was appointed to the Senate.
He entered the federal cabinet in 1980, as the only Saskatchewan representative, with responsibilities for the Canadian Wheat Board.
He was the first senator ever to have been charged with fraud, in 1989.
The charges were eventually dropped as he had been suffering from cancer for a year; he died shortly thereafter in 1991.