About John McPherson
Lived 1855 – 1944 (aged 88). John McPherson was a Canadian politician.
John Allen McPherson (December 28, 1855 – December 26, 1944) was a Canadian provincial level politician in Alberta.
Early life John Allen McPherson was born December 28, 1855, at Mount Pleasant, Ontario to Donald and Catharine McPherson of Scottish descent. McPherson moved west in the spring of 1878, spending three years in Kenora working on the Canadian Pacific Railway He served the Alberta Liberal Party as a back bencher.
McPherson would win a second term to office in Stony Plain in the 1909 Alberta general election in another hotly contested election against three other opponents.
In the 1913 Alberta general election, he would be defeated and retired from politics after being handily defeated by Conservative Conrad Weidenhammer.
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Who was John McPherson?
Canadian politician, postmaster of Spruce Grove, Alberta (1855-1944)
When was John McPherson born?
John McPherson was born on 28 December 1855 in County of Brant.
When did John McPherson die?
John McPherson died on 26 December 1944 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
What was John McPherson's occupation?
John McPherson was a politician.
What nationality was John McPherson?
John McPherson was Canadian.
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