O'Hagan, Howard

Howard O'Hagan was born in Lethbridge, Alberta. When he was 18, his family moved to Jasper, Alberta, where his father, Thomas O'Hagan, became the village's first doctor. Howard worked in Jasper for several years as a mountain guide. He attended McGill University in Montreal, studying Political Science (under Stephen Leacock) and then law, graduating with a law degree in 1925. In the early 1930s, O'Hagan studied at Berkeley, where he met and married Margaret Peterson. O'Hagan's first novel "Tay John" was published in 1939. Other works include "The School-Marm Tree", "Wilderness Man", and "The Woman Who Got on at Jasper Station". In 1958, he and his wife moved to Victoria. O'Hagan received an honorary doctorate from McGill University in 1982.

From the description of Howard O'Hagan fonds. [1931-1981]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 651603418