Paul Lacombe Hatfield was a Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Arcadia, Nova Scotia

Arcadia, Nova Scotia

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  and became a broker, insurance agent and master mariner. He also served as a warden and municipal councillor for Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may...

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The son of Abraham Hatfield and Margaret Short, he established himself in Yarmouth

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may...

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He was first elected to Parliament at the Yarmouth and Clare

Yarmouth and Clare

Yarmouth and Clare was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1925. This riding was created in 1914 from Digby and Yarmouth ridings. It consisted of the County of Yarmouth and the municipality of Clare...

 riding in the 1921 general election

Canadian federal election, 1921

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. After completing his first term in the House of Commons, riding boundaries were changed and Hatfield became a candidate in the new Shelburne—Yarmouth

Shelburne—Yarmouth

Shelburne—Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935....

 riding for the 1925 election

Canadian federal election, 1925

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 where he won re-election. Hatfield was re-elected in 1926

Canadian federal election, 1926

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He was appointed to the Senate on 7 October 1926 and remained in that role until his death on 28 January 1935.

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