John McPherson (Canadian politician)

John Allen McPherson (December 28, 1855 – December 26, 1944) was a provincial level politician in Alberta, Canada.[1]

For other people named John McPherson, see John McPherson (disambiguation).
John McPherson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1905–1913
Succeeded byConrad Weidenhammer
ConstituencyStony Plain
Personal details
Born(1855-12-28)December 28, 1855
Mount Pleasant, Ontario
DiedDecember 26, 1944(1944-12-26) (aged 88)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Political partyLiberal

Political career

John was first elected as an original member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the electoral district of Stony Plain in the 1905 Alberta general election for the Alberta Liberal Party defeating Dan Bronx of the Conservatives and future Conservative MLA Conrad Weidenhammer who ran as an Independent. He served the Alberta Liberal Party as a back bencher.

John would win a second term to office in Stony Plain in the 1909 Alberta general election in another hotly contested election against 3 other opponents.

In the 1913 Alberta general election he would be defeated and retired from politics after being handily defeated by Conservative Conrad Weidenhammer.

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References
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
New District		 MLA Stony Plain
1905-1913		 Succeeded by
Conrad Weidenhammer


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