Hugh McMonagle was an inn-keeper and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. He represented King's in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1856 to 1857.

He was born in Hillsborough

Hillsborough, New Brunswick

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, Albert County

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,the son of Cornelius McMonagle, a native of Ireland

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, and Anne Scott. McMonagle later settled in Sussex Corner

Sussex Corner, New Brunswick

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. He was married twice: first to Margaret Roach and then to Mary Roach, her sister. McMonagle raised cows and work horses as well as raising and training pure-bred race horses. He introduced the Morgan horse

Morgan horse

The Morgan is one of the earliest horse breeds developed in the United States. Tracing back to the stallion Figure, later named Justin Morgan after his best-known owner, the breed excels in many disciplines, and is known for its versatility....

to New Brunswick. McMonagle's horse Livingstone defeated George Gilbert's Retriever in the so-called "Great race of 1847".