John Ritchie MacNicol explained

John Ritchie MacNicol
Parliament1:Canadian
Constituency Mp1:Davenport
Term Start1:1935
Term End1:1949
Predecessor1:New riding
Successor1:Paul Hellyer
Parliament2:Canadian
Constituency Mp2:Toronto Northwest
Term Start2:1930
Term End2:1935
Predecessor2:Thomas Langton Church
Successor2:Riding abolished
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:31 August 1878
Birth Place:Beaverton, Ontario, Canada
Profession:School teacher

John Ritchie MacNicol (August 31, 1878  - June 18, 1950) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Beaverton, Ontario, MacNicol was educated at public school, collegiates, and at Bryant & Stratton College in Buffalo, New York. He taught school in Algoma and Grey Counties, Ontario. From 1917 to 1920, he was president of the South York Liberal-Conservative Association. From 1921 to 1922, he was president of the Ward 6 Toronto Association. From 1921 to 1923, he was secretary of the Liberal-Conservative Association of Ontario and was president from 1923 to 1930. He was president of the federal Conservative Party from 1925 to 1943.

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario riding of Toronto Northwest in the 1930 federal election. He was re-elected in 1935, 1940, and 1945 for the riding of Davenport. He was defeated by Paul Hellyer in the 1949 election.

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