HAGERMAN'S OF NOTE
The Honorable CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER HAGERMAN
(a grandson of Christopher Hagerman Sr) Judge, was born
at Adolphustown, Upper Canada, on March 28, 1792, the son
of Nicholas Hagerman, a United Empire Loyalist. He was
educated at Kingston, Upper Canada, and was called to the
bar of Upper Canada in 1815. During the War of 1812 he was
an aide-de-camp of the governor general; and in 1815 he was
appointed a member of the Executive Council of Upper Canada.
From 1819 to 1840 he was almost continuously a member of
the Legislative Assembly.

In 1828 he was appointed a judge of the court of King's
Bench; but the appointment was not confirmed, and in 1829
he was compensated with the appointment of solicitor-general
of Upper Canada. In 1837 he was appointed Attorney-General
of the province; and in 1840 he received his patent as a
judge of the court of Queen's Bench. He died at Toronto on
May 14,1847. Ref:Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography
3rd edition}

He is written about in the book "Muddy York, Mud - Scandal
& Scurrility in Upper Canada" an accounting of the types
riots(June 1826) - Christopher Alexander at that time was
the Lawyer acting on behalf of the defendants against
William Lyon McKenzie. (an interesting account of the
Political mud slinging in Toronto, by Author Chris Raible)







Mary Jane Hagerman (abt. 1823-January 17, 1892)
d/o Christopher AlexanderHagerman & Elizabeth Macaulay
and wife of John Beverley Robinson





JAMES JOHN HAGERMAN

(A Great Grandson of Christopher Hagerman Sr.) b March 23,
1839 near Port Hope Ontario d September 13, 1909 in Milan
Italy (buried Milwaukee Winconsin). James John made his
first fortune developing iron deposits in Michigan and as
ironmaster in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He owned much of the
famous Mollie Gibson Mine at Aspen Colorado. He built a 238
mile railroad through the Colorado Rockies - He lost a
fortune while developing the Pecos River Valley in New
Mexico. The town of Hagerman, New Mexico is named for him.
{ref:Meeting the Train- Hagerman,New Mexico and its Pioneers
published for the Hagerman Historical Society - The Lives of
James John Hagerman by John J. Lispey.

Another well written book "The Fabulous Frontier -Twelve New
Mexico Items" - written by William A. Keleher (The University
New Mexico Press) Chapter 7 - James John Hagerman -The Author
gives an interesting account of James John's entrepreneurial
endeavors. Mr. Keleher also mentions one of JJ's sons -
Herbert J. Hagerman who was appointed Governor of New Mexico
(1906), a posting from which Herbert was later [more or less]
forced to resign. (1907). The Author said of James John
Hagerman: "The man who had done more, single-handed, for New
Mexico than any other man,although he owed it nothing and it
gave him little in return, was at rest". (Sept. 15, 1909).

(Thank you Helen - for supplying me with the above)



For an interesting story of the Colorado Midland Trail
which includes Hagerman Pass and Hagerman Lake Colorado
see Russ Wigglesworth's site






James Parrot Hagerman father of James John and JJ's sister Mary Hannah Hagerman
(photos - compliments of Clara Leask)