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- ↑ 1970 General Election Elections Yukon, September 8, 1970, pp. 32. Retrieved April 4, 2019
- ↑ 1974 General Election Elections Yukon, November 18, 1974, pp. 9. Retrieved April 4, 2019
- ↑ "Hogan Elected to Council for Klondike". Twenty-First Year No. 183. Dawson Daily News. March 1, 1920. p. 4.
- ↑ "Yukon Council Elected by Acclamation". Dawson Daily News. August 12, 1922. p. 4.
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