John R. McLeod

John Robert McLeod (January 20, 1872 – May 4, 1931)[1] was a Canadian doctor and politician from Alberta.

John Robert McLeod
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1905–1909
Succeeded byWilliam A. Campbell
ConstituencyPonoka
Personal details
Born(1872-01-20)January 20, 1872
Zorra, Ontario
DiedMay 4, 1931(1931-05-04) (aged 59)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Grace Victoria Bentley
Alma materDetroit College of Medicine
Occupationphysician, politician

McLeod was born in Zorra, Ontario on January 20, 1872 to William C. McLeod and Mary C. Mackay, both of Scottish heritage.[2] McLeod would complete is M.D. at Detroit College of Medicine in 1896, and be licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the North-West Territories.[2] McLeod married American Grace Victoria Bentley in 1898 and served as a medical health officer in Michigan from 1897 to 1900, and would later purchase a farm in Canada.[2]

He was elected to a term in the Alberta Legislature in the 1905 Alberta general election with a 110-vote plurality over Conservative candidate John Jackson.[3] He would serve as a backbencher with the government and serve on the Committee on Privileges and Elections.

References

  1. Chambers, Ernest J., ed. (1909). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. p. 438. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 266967058. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. "Ponoka Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Preceded by
New District
MLA Ponoka
19051909
Succeeded by
William A. Campbell
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