Maurice Hartt, (April 15, 1895 – March 15, 1950) was a

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politician. Born in Dorohoi,

, the son of Saul Hartt and Malia Segal, he immigrated to Canada when he was twelve. He studied law at

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and was called to the

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in 1935. He was created a

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in 1942 and practiced law in Montreal. He was elected to the

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in the riding of Montréal–Saint-Louis in 1939. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1944. He resigned in 1947, when he was elected to the

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in the riding of Cartier in a 1947 by-election called when Fred Rose's seat was declared vacant by a resolution of the House of Commons. A federal Liberal, he was re-elected in 1949. He died in office in 1950. His son,

Stanley Hartt Stanley Herbert Hartt, (11 November 1937 – 3 January 2018) was a Canadian lawyer, lecturer, businessman, and civil servant. He was Chief of Staff to Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney from 1989 to 1990. Early life and education Hartt wa ...

, was Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's Chief of Staff from 1989 to 1990. Another son, Joel Hartt (1940–2009), was a professor of Humanities at John Abbott College and Chairman of the Lakeshore School Board.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartt, Maurice 1895 births 1950 deaths Romanian Jews Jewish Canadian politicians Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Quebec Liberal Party MNAs Queen's University at Kingston alumni Canadian people of Romanian-Jewish descent Lawyers in Quebec Canadian King's Counsel Romanian emigrants to Canada