Cyril Pius MacDonald explained

Cyril Pius "Cy" MacDonald (February 29, 1928  - November 14, 2015) was an educator and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Milestone from 1964 to 1975 and Qu'Appelle-Wolseley from 1975 to 1978 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.

He was born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan[1] and educated in Saskatoon, at Notre Dame College in Wilcox and at St. Francis Xavier University, where he received a BEd degree.

In 1951, he married Ann Sullivan. MacDonald taught school in Yorkton and in Wilcox. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Saskatchewan assembly in 1960 before being elected in 1964. MacDonald served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Industry and Commerce and as Minister of Welfare.[2]

MacDonald ran for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party in 1971.[3] He died in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 14, 2015, at the age of 87.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quiring, Brett. Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present. 143. 0889771650. 2004. Canadian Plains Research Center Press. 2012-07-22.
  2. Web site: MacDonald, Cyril Pius 1928–2015. Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. 2012-07-22.
  3. Book: Leeson, Howard A.. Saskatchewan Politics: Into the Twenty-First Century. 210. 2001. 0889771316. CPRC Press. 2012-07-22.
  4. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/leaderpost/obituary.aspx?n=cyril-pius-macdonald&pid=176598485 Profile