Hugh John MacDonald (Alberta politician) explained

Hugh John MacDonald
Birth Date:April 11, 1911
Birth Place:Strathmore, Alberta
Term Start:1948
Term End:1959
Predecessor:Andrew Davison
Fred Anderson
Successor:District Abolished
Office:MLA for Calgary
Party:Liberal
Occupation:lawyer, jurist

Hugh John MacDonald (April 11, 1911 – June 24, 1998)[1] [2] was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1948 to 1959.

Political career

MacDonald ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the first time in the 1948 Alberta general election.[3] He ran as a Liberal candidate in the Calgary electoral district and won the fourth seat.

MacDonald ran for a second term in the 1952 Alberta general election. He won his second term in office taking the fifth seat in the vote.[4] MacDonald ran for his third term and final term in office in the 1955 Alberta general election.[5] He was re-elected improving his popularity to win the second seat. He would retire from the Legislature in 1959.

Macdonald later served as a justice with the Court of Queen's Bench.

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Notes and References

  1. In memory of…. 56. 9. The Law Society of Alberta Benchers' Advisory. August 1998. 2015-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180826/http://lawsociety.ab.ca/files/newsletters/Advisory_Issue_56_Aug1998.pdf. 2016-03-03. dead.
  2. Book: Who's who in Canada. Parker, C.W.. Greene, B.M.. 1964. 52. International Press Limited.. 0083-9450. 2015-04-21.
  3. Web site: Calgary results 1948 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. 2009-05-17.
  4. Web site: Calgary results 1952 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. 2009-05-17.
  5. Web site: Calgary results 1955 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. 2009-05-17.