Cameron Ross McIntosh
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Cameron Ross McIntosh was a Canadian
politician and newspaper publisher. He was born in Dornoch
, Ontario
in 1871. McIntosh served as a high school principal before his career in the public arena.
newspaper that had been established several years previously. Also in 1912, McIntosh founded the McIntosh Publishing Company and continued as president and publisher until his death in 1971. Upon the elder McIntosh's death, his son Cameron Irwin became president and publisher.
and served in the House of Commons
as a Liberal MP until he was defeated in 1940 by Dorise Nielsen
. During his fifteen-year tenure in government, McIntosh served as chairman of the Industry and International Relations Standing Committee and towards the end of his parliamentary career was adviser to Canada’s delegates to the International Labor Conference in Geneva
.
(1805-1906), Georges-Casimir Dessaulles
(1827-1930), Sir William Mulock
(1844-1944), Norman McLeod Paterson
(1883-1983) and Charles Willoughby
(1894-1995).
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Canada
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politician and newspaper publisher. He was born in Dornoch
Dornoch
Dornoch is a town and seaside resort, and former Royal burgh in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Dornoch Firth, near to where it opens into the Moray Firth to the east...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
in 1871. McIntosh served as a high school principal before his career in the public arena.
Publishing career
In 1912, McIntosh acquired the North Battleford News, a SaskatchewanSaskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
newspaper that had been established several years previously. Also in 1912, McIntosh founded the McIntosh Publishing Company and continued as president and publisher until his death in 1971. Upon the elder McIntosh's death, his son Cameron Irwin became president and publisher.
Political career
In 1925, Cameron McIntosh won election to the Parliament of CanadaParliament of Canada
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislative branch of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in the national capital, Ottawa. Formally, the body consists of the Canadian monarch—represented by her governor general—the Senate, and the House of Commons, each element having its own officers and...
and served in the House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
as a Liberal MP until he was defeated in 1940 by Dorise Nielsen
Dorise Nielsen
Dorise Winifred Webber Nielsen was a Canadian politician and teacher.Born in England, Nielsen arrived in Canada and settled in Saskatchewan in 1927 to work as a teacher and married a homesteader the same year. She joined the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1934 and was a CCF campaign...
. During his fifteen-year tenure in government, McIntosh served as chairman of the Industry and International Relations Standing Committee and towards the end of his parliamentary career was adviser to Canada’s delegates to the International Labor Conference in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
.
Later years
In 1959, at age 88, McIntosh received a CWNA (Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association) Honorary Life Membership. Cameron Ross McIntosh died thirty-two days after his 100th birthday in 1971. He is one of only six members of the Canadian Parliament to reach centenarian status, the others being David WarkDavid Wark
David Wark, Irish-born, was a prominent Canadian Senator who served nearly 38 years in his elected office....
(1805-1906), Georges-Casimir Dessaulles
Georges-Casimir Dessaulles
Georges-Casimir Dessaulles , was a businessman, statesman and Canadian senator. Dessaulles holds the record for the oldest serving politician...
(1827-1930), Sir William Mulock
William Mulock
Sir William Mulock, PC, KCMG, MP, QC, LL.D was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, educator, farmer, politician, judge, and philanthropist....
(1844-1944), Norman McLeod Paterson
Norman McLeod Paterson
Norman McLeod Paterson, D.C.L., LL.D., K.G St. J. was a Canadian businessman and politician.Born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, the son of H.S. Paterson, he started working with the Manitoba Railway and Canal Company in 1897. He later worked for the Great Northern Railway of Canada as a...
(1883-1983) and Charles Willoughby
Charles Willoughby (politician)
Charles James McNeil Willoughby was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Cookstown, Ontario and became a physician and surgeon by career....
(1894-1995).
Links and references
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=58b4a1bb-c89d-408e-bc5c-59fbe257f973&Language=E (includes a portrait of McIntosh from 1936)http://www.communitynews.ca/news/details.asp?contentID=1818
http://www.communitynews.ca/news/details.asp?contentID=1817