Nelson Seymour Lougheed
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Nelson Seymour Lougheed was a businessman and political figure in British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. He represented Dewdney
Dewdney (electoral district)
Dewdney was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its predecessor was the riding of Westminster-Dewdney, which was created for the 1894 election from a partition of the Westminster riding, which was a rural-area successor to the original New Westminster...

 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is one of two components of the Parliament of British Columbia, the provincial parliament ....

 from 1928 to 1933 as a Conservative
British Columbia Conservative Party
The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada. First elected as the government in 1903, the party went into decline after 1933...

.

He was born in Thornbury, Ontario and came to British Columbia with his family in 1889. In 1905, Lougheed moved to Port Haney
Haney, British Columbia
Haney, British Columbia was historically a town in Southern British Columbia and is now part of the larger district municipality of Maple Ridge, British Columbia.-Features:...

 where he operated a sawmill in partnership with G.G. Abernethy. He was also active in mining and logging. Lougheed was mayor of Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located in the northeastern section of Metro Vancouver. Maple Ridge has a population of approximately 68,949.-History:...

. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Public Works from 1928 to 1929 and as Minster of Lands from 1930 to 1933. Lougheed died in Vancouver.

The Lougheed Highway was named after him.
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