Background
Born in Côte-Saint-Michel, Lower Canada (now Quebec) which is on the island of Montreal, the son of Alexander Ogilvie and Helen Watson, he owned a mill named A.W. Ogilvie & Company.
Born in Côte-Saint-Michel, Lower Canada (now Quebec) which is on the island of Montreal, the son of Alexander Ogilvie and Helen Watson, he owned a mill named A.W. Ogilvie & Company.
In 1867, he was acclaimed to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montréal-Ouest. He did not run in 1871. He was elected again in 1875, this time in the riding of Montréal-Centre.
He did not run in 1878.
In 1881, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Alma, Quebec. A Conservative, he resigned in 1901.
Alexander Walker Ogilvie died in 1902 and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.