John McColl (politician)

John Arthur McColl (February 21, 1875 – April 19, 1933) was a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly from Alberta.

John Arthur McColl
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
March 25, 1913 – July 18, 1921
Preceded byNew District
Succeeded byLorne Proudfoot
ConstituencyAcadia
Personal details
Born(1875-02-21)February 21, 1875
Maxville, Ontario
DiedApril 19, 1933(1933-04-19) (aged 58)
Political partyAlberta Liberal Party
Spouse(s)Ethel Alguire
Occupationfarmer
For other politicians, see John McColl (disambiguation).

He was born at Maxville, Glengarry County, Ontario to Neil McColl and Annie McDougall. He was educated at Maxville Public School and married to Ethel Alguire on February 6, 1901. He had six children and worked as a farmer near Youngstown, Alberta.[1]

McColl, running as a Liberal, was elected to the Alberta legislature for the first time in the 1913 Alberta general election. He defeated Conservative candidate W.D. Bentley by a comfortable margin to win the new Acadia district.[2]

McColl ran for re-election in the 1917 Alberta general election, he retained his seat in a 3-way race that saw the voter turn out in Acadia 4 times higher than the previous election. In that election he defeated future MLA Lorne Proudfoot, running as an independent candidate, who came in a distant 3rd place.[3]

McColl did not run in the 1921 provincial election, and Proudfoot was elected to represent the constituency.

References
  1. Chambers, Ernest J., ed. (1921). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. p. 487. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. "Acadia Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. "Acadia Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
New District		 MLA Acadia
1913–1921		 Succeeded by
Lorne Proudfoot


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