Edmund MacGillivray | |
Office1: | Ontario MPP |
Term Start1: | 1937 |
Term End1: | 1948 |
Predecessor1: | James Alexander Sangster |
Successor1: | Osie Villeneuve |
Constituency1: | Glengarry |
Birth Date: | 1893 |
Birth Place: | Alexandria, Ontario, Canada |
Death Place: | Alexandria, Ontario, Canada |
Edmund A. MacGillivray (1893 - 1949) was a political figure in the Canadian province of Ontario, who represented Glengarry in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1937 to 1948.[1]
MacGillivray was born in Alexandria, Ontario in 1893.[2] He was a member of the Ontario Public Utilities Commission from 1931 to 1934. He was an avid curler and was president of the Eastern Ontario Lacrosse Association.[3]
MacGillivray first foray into politics was as reeve of the town of Alexandria.[3]
In the 1937 provincial election, he ran as the Liberal candidate in the eastern Ontario riding of Glengarry. He defeated the Conservative Party candidate Josph St. Denis by 3,369 votes.[4] He was re-elected in 1943.[5] In the 1945 election, he faced Progressive Conservative Party Osie Villeneuve and defeated him by 1,613 votes.[6] He faced Villeneuve again in the 1948 election, and this time was defeated by MacGillivray by 1,788 votes.[7]