William S. Mackie Explained

William S. Mackie
Birth Date:21 April 1879
Birth Place:Athens, Ontario
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:Stettler
Term Start:August 8, 1944
Term End:August 4, 1952
Predecessor:Chester Reynolds
Successor:John Etter Clark
Party:Social Credit Party of Alberta
Children:four

William S. Mackie (April 21, 1879  - April 12, 1961)[1] was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1952, sitting as a Social Credit member from the constituency of Stettler.[2]

Early life

William S. Mackie was born April 21, 1879, in Athens, Ontario, to John Mackie and Vina L. Root. Mackie moved to Alberta with his family to the Lacombe area in 1902. Mackie married Martha Stauffer on December 8, 1909.[2] [3] Mackie moved to the Stettler area in 1906 following the railway.[4]

Political career

Mackie was elected in the 1944 Alberta general election to the 10th Alberta Legislature for the constituency of Stettler as a member of the Social Credit Party. Mackie received 60.1 per cent of the vote, defeating Co-operative Commonwealth candidate Arthur H. Rowe and Independent Cornelius F. Pals.[5]

Mackie was re-elected in the 1948 Alberta general election, receiving 77.3 per cent of the vote, defeating Co-operative Commonwealth candidate Joe J. Tipman.[5]

Later life

Mackie moved to Calgary in 1957, and died at the age of 82 in April 1961.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125150400/william-shakespeare-mackie
  2. Normandin . G. Pierre . The Canadian Parliamentary Guide . The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien . 1952 . G. Pierre Normandin . Ottawa . August 9, 2020 . 0315-6168 . 893686591 . 436.
  3. News: Widow of MLA Dies in Calgary . . January 16, 1962 . Stettler . 27 . .
  4. News: Former MLA For Stettler Dies at 82 . . April 18, 1961 . 18 . .
  5. Web site: Election results for Stettler. . abheritage.ca. . Heritage Community Foundation . June 8, 2020 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208183724/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/year_result.php?Constit=Stettler . December 8, 2010 . Wayback Machine.