Duncan Fletcher McCuaig (August 26, 1889 - August 17, 1950) was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician who served in the House of Commons from 1935 to 1945, representing the electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 of Simcoe North

Simcoe North

Simcoe North is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was established as a federal riding in 1867. Its population was 119,400 in 2006.-Demographics:Ethnic groups: 92.3% White, 5.9% Native Canadian...

 as a member of the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Canada

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.

His daughter Janice

Janice Laking

Janice Laking, née McCuaig, is a retired Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Barrie, Ontario from 1988 to 2000.The daughter of former Simcoe North federal Member of Parliament Duncan Fletcher McCuaig, Laking was first elected to Barrie City Council in 1972...

 later served for twelve years as mayor of Barrie

Barrie, Ontario

Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, located on the western shore of Lake Simcoe, approximately 90 km north of Toronto. Although located in Simcoe County, the city is politically independent...

, and herself mounted an unsuccessful campaign for election to the House of Commons in 1993.

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