Dugald Donaghy (September 22, 1873 – October 17, 1963) was a

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politician and lawyer. Born in East Garafraxa, Ontario, Donaghby moved to

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settling in North Vancouver where he practiced law. He served as Mayor of North Vancouver from 1923 to 1925. He was elected to the

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as the

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MP for

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in the 1925 federal election which resulted in a

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but was defeated in the 1926 federal election when he ran in

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and was defeated by

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. He subsequently acted as city solicitor for North Vancouver and was also head of the Burrard Inlet Tunnel and Bridge Company. In one case in the 1930s, as city solicitor, he prosecuted Joe Celona who had become the chief target of Vancouver's "war on crime". Celona was charged with procuring girls for prostitution and running a

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. Donaghy was particularly offended by the fact that Celona's brothel at the Maple Hotel was frequented by Chinese men. He told the court, "There are no words in the English language to describe the abhorrence of white prostitutes being procured exclusively for the yellow men from China," and was aghast "That these girls should be submitted to crawling yellow beasts of the type frequenting such dives."http://pasttensevancouver.wordpress.com/

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* 1873 births 1963 deaths Lawyers in British Columbia Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia People from North Vancouver 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century mayors of places in British Columbia {{BritishColumbia-mayor-stub