Andrew (Andy) Hogan (October 28, 1923 – April 10, 2002) was a

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politician and priest. He was the first

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to be elected to the

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. He was known more commonly by his informal name: Father Andy.

Biography

Born in

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, Rev. Hogan received a bachelor's degree from

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(St. F.X.), where he became involved in the co-operative movement. St. F.X. was the home of the

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, started by Father Jimmy Tompkins and Rev. Dr.

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, that put the

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into action in

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by starting building co-ops,

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, co-op farms, etc. Being in the heartland of the co-op movement deeply affected his political views, which eventually led him to the

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. He studied theology at Holy Heart Seminary and was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1949. As a member of the

, he was elected to the House of Commons from

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in the 1974 federal election. He was re-elected in

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. Hogan was defeated in the 1980 federal election, losing to David Dingwall by 294 votes. After the defeat, he never ran for public office again. In 2002, Hogan died in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia after a long illness.

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1923 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Canadian Roman Catholic priests Canadian people of Irish descent Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia New Democratic Party MPs People from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia People from Glace Bay St. Francis Xavier University alumni 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{NovaScotia-MP-stub