Maitland Stewart McCarthy
Maitland Stewart McCarthy (February 5, 1872 – May 17, 1930) was a politician, lawyer and judge from western Canada.
Maitland Stewart McCarthy | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Calgary | |
| In office 1904–1911 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | R. B. Bennett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1872 Orangeville, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | May 17, 1930 (aged 58) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
Born in Orangeville, Ontario, he was the son of Thomas Anthony Maitland McCarthy, a county court judge, and Jennie Frances Stewart. He studied at Trinity College School in Port Hope and Trinity University, receiving a LLB in 1896. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1897 and set up practice in Sarnia.
Marriage/Relocation
In 1900, he married Eva Florence Watson. McCarthy moved to Calgary, then part of the Northwest Territories, in 1903. He was admitted to the bar and set up practice in Calgary with William L. Walsh.
Politics
Maitland was elected Calgary's first direct member of the House of Commons of Canada after the redistribution prior to the 1904 federal election gave Calgary its first direct seat. He was re-elected to a second term in the 1908 Canadian federal election.
Electoral record
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Calgary | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Maitland Stewart McCarthy | 2,993 | ||||||
| Liberal | STEWART, Charles John | 2,545 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Calgary | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Maitland Stewart McCarthy | 4,105 | ||||||
| Liberal | STEWART, Charles John | 3,418 | ||||||
| Socialist | Frank Henry Sherman | 743 | ||||||
Post-politics
After leaving politics, he returned to the practice of law. McCarthy was named King's Counsel in 1913 and, in 1914, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Alberta. In 1926, he retired from the bench due to health problems.
Death
McCarthy died while on vacation in Montreal in 1930, aged 58.
External links
- Maitland Stewart McCarthy – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Maitland Stewart McCarthy". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.