About John Ernest McMillin
Lived 1884 – 1949 (aged 64–65). John Ernest McMillin was a Canadian politician and building contractor.
John Ernest McMillin (1884 – August 20, 1949) was a Toronto building contractor who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada.
McMillin was a building contractor working in the east end of Toronto for 20 years prior to his death and was also a partner in the Main Realty Company of Toronto and president of the Ontario Property Owners Association.
He became active in politics in 1934. In 1943, he was elected as a school trustee for Toronto's Ward 8. However, McMillin died in August before the new Parliament was able to meet.
An October by-election to fill the vacancy created by McMillin's death returned Progressive Conservative James MacKerras Macdonnell to Parliament.
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Who was John Ernest McMillin?
Canadian politician
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John Ernest McMillin was born in 1884 in Kingston.
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John Ernest McMillin died on 20 August 1949 in Toronto.
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John Ernest McMillin was a politician and building contractor.
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John Ernest McMillin was Canadian.
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