Andrew Robert McLennan explained

Andrew Robert McLennan
Birth Date:11 July 1871
Birth Place:Walkerton, Ontario[1]
Office:City of Edmonton Alderman
Term Start:December 9, 1918
Term End:1922
Office1:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency1:Edmonton
Term Start1:July 18, 1921
Term End1:October 15, 1925
Alongside1:John Bowen, John Boyle, Nellie McClung, William Henry and Jeremiah Heffernan
Successor1:John Lymburn, Charles Gibbs, Warren Prevey, David Duggan and Charles Weaver
Party:Alberta Liberal
Otherparty:federal Liberal
Occupation:business man and politician

Andrew Robert McLennan (July 11, 1871 – April 9, 1943) was a business man and politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of Edmonton City Council from 1918 to 1922 and also served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1925 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.

Early life

Born in Ontario on July 11, 1871, he came to Edmonton in 1912 where he opened a lumberyard. He also helped operate a general store under the name Pray and McLennan.[2]

Political career

Municipal politics

McLennan began his political career on the municipal level. He ran for a seat to Edmonton City Council in the 1918 Edmonton municipal election. He won the fifth place seat to earn his first term in office. He ran for a second term in the 1920 Edmonton municipal election this time winning the second place seat. McLennan resigned his municipal council seat in 1921 when he was elected to the Alberta Legislature.

Provincial politics

McLennan ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 Alberta general election. He stood as a Liberal candidate in the electoral district of Edmonton. He headed the polls taking first place in what would be a sweep by the Liberal slate among the 26 candidates.[3]

McLennan resigned his seat on October 15, 1925, to attempt to run for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal candidate in the 1925 Canadian federal election in the electoral district of Edmonton East. He was defeated by Conservative candidate Ambrose Bury, finishing second in a three-way race.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Normandin, P.G.. Normandin, A.L.. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. 1922. Gale Canada. 0315-6168. May 29, 2015.
  2. Rek, Municipal Elections in Edmonton
  3. Web site: Edmonton Official Results 1921 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 29, 2010.
  4. Web site: Edmonton East results. October 29, 1925. Parliament of Canada. May 9, 2010.