Harold McGill

Harold Wigmore McGill
Harold Wigmore McGill
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary
	In office; 1930–1933
Preceded by	Alexander McGillivray; Robert Parkyn
Succeeded by	Norman Hindsley
Personal details
Born	December 21, 1879; Norwood, Ontario
Died	July 3, 1961 (aged 81); Vancouver, British Columbia
Political party	Conservative
Relatives	Frances Gertrude McGill (Sister)
Alma mater	University of Manitoba
Military service
Allegiance	Canada
Branch/service	Canadian Expeditionary Force
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	World War I

Dr. Major Harold Wigmore McGill (December 21, 1879 – July 3, 1961) was a Canadian physician and politician provincial from Alberta. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the Council of the Northwest Territories. His sister, Frances Gertrude McGill, was the provincial bacteriologist and pathologist in Saskatchewan.

Early life

Harold Wigmore McGill was born December 21, 1879 in Norwood, Ontario to Edward McGill or Irish descent.[1][2] McGill graduated from medical school at the University of Manitoba in 1905.[2]

He served as the physician for the Tsuutʼina Nation after he came to Calgary in 1910. In 1917 he married Kansas-born, Ontario-raised Emma Mildred Griffis (1884–1971).[2]

Harold went overseas to fight in World War I, and his wife Emma moved to England to serve as a nurse.

Political career

McGill was elected Alderman on Calgary City Council in the 1926 Calgary municipal election, a post he held until 1930.[2]

McGill was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Conservative Party in the 1930 Alberta general election. He ended up elected to the 6th seat in the Calgary electoral district, in the 10th vote count.

McGill served in the Legislature for just over two years before vacating his seat. He was appointed as Deputy Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs in Ottawa.[3] His appointment took effect and he vacated his seat in the Alberta Legislature on October 14, 1932[4]

The post also entitled him to a seat in the Northwest Territories government. He was appointed to the 2nd Council of the Northwest Territories and served as a member until 1947.

References

McGill, Harold W. (2007). Medicine and Duty: The World War I Memoir of Captain Harold W. McGill, Medical Officer, 31st Battalion, C.E.F. University of Calgary Press. pp. xvi, 344. ISBN 9781552381939.
Normandin, A. L., ed. (1932). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. p. 347. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
"N. Hindsley takes seat in Calgary". Vol XXXII No. 16. Edmonton Bulletin. January 20, 1933. pp. 1–2.
"Calgary Doctor Gets Federal Appointment". Vol 58, No. 87. Winnipeg Free Press. December 14, 1932. p. 1.

External links

Harold McGill – Legislative Assembly of Alberta Member Profile
Harold and Emma McGill fonds, Glenbow Museum
Dear Miss Griffis

Preceded by Alexander McGillivray Robert Parkyn	MLA Calgary #6, AB 1930–1933	Succeeded by Norman Hindsley

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[1] McGill, Harold W. (2007). Medicine and Duty: The World War I Memoir of Captain Harold W. McGill, Medical Officer, 31st Battalion, C.E.F. University of Calgary Press. pp. xvi, 344. ISBN 9781552381939.

[Parli1932-2] Normandin, A. L., ed. (1932). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. p. 347. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[appointbyres-3] "N. Hindsley takes seat in Calgary". Vol XXXII No. 16. Edmonton Bulletin. January 20, 1933. pp. 1–2.

[appointnotice-4] "Calgary Doctor Gets Federal Appointment". Vol 58, No. 87. Winnipeg Free Press. December 14, 1932. p. 1.