Frank Roland MacMillan
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Frank Roland MacMillan was a prominent businessman and politician in Saskatoon
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He was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Toronto with his family at the age of three. He married in Toronto and moved to Saskatoon
where he worked for John Macdonald & Co. for seven years before starting his own menswear
business in 1908 in partnership with C.D. Mitcher. He purchased the Currie Bros. store in 1911, renaming it the MacMillan Department Store and in 1913 opened moved it to the new MacMillan Building was opened at 21st Street and Third Avenue. MacMillan sold his business to Eaton's
in 1927.
MacMillan was elected to Saskatoon city council
as an alderman
in 1913 and became Mayor of Saskatoon in 1919.
A Conservative, he ran for the Saskatoon federal seat
in the Canadian House of Commons
in the 1925
and 1926 federal elections
without success before winning a seat in the 1930 federal election
that also elected a Tory government under R.B. Bennett. As an MP, MacMillan served on the House of Commons' Railway Committee and was instrumental in persuading the federal government to contribute to the construction of the 19th Street and Broadway Bridge as relief projects during the Great Depression
as well as the C.P. Bridge at Borden. He did not run in the 1935 federal election
.
MacMillan died of a heart attack in a Vancouver, B.C. hotel on April 7, 1948.
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
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He was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Toronto with his family at the age of three. He married in Toronto and moved to Saskatoon
Saskatoon
Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....
where he worked for John Macdonald & Co. for seven years before starting his own menswear
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
business in 1908 in partnership with C.D. Mitcher. He purchased the Currie Bros. store in 1911, renaming it the MacMillan Department Store and in 1913 opened moved it to the new MacMillan Building was opened at 21st Street and Third Avenue. MacMillan sold his business to Eaton's
Eaton's
The T. Eaton Co. Limited was once Canada's largest department store retailer. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an Irish immigrant. Eaton's grew to become a retail and social institution in Canada, with stores across the country, buying offices across the globe, and a catalogue...
in 1927.
MacMillan was elected to Saskatoon city council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
as an alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
in 1913 and became Mayor of Saskatoon in 1919.
A Conservative, he ran for the Saskatoon federal seat
Saskatoon (electoral district)
Saskatoon was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1935 and from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1907 from parts of Assiniboia West, Humboldt and Saskatchewan ridings....
in the Canadian 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...
in the 1925
Canadian federal election, 1925
The Canadian federal election of 1925 was held on October 29 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 15th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Liberal Party formed a minority government. This precipitated the "King-Byng Affair".The Liberals under...
and 1926 federal elections
Canadian federal election, 1926
The Canadian federal election of 1926 was held on September 14 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 16th Parliament of Canada. The election was called following an event known as the King-Byng Affair...
without success before winning a seat in the 1930 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1930
The Canadian federal election of 1930 was held on July 28, 1930 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Canada...
that also elected a Tory government under R.B. Bennett. As an MP, MacMillan served on the House of Commons' Railway Committee and was instrumental in persuading the federal government to contribute to the construction of the 19th Street and Broadway Bridge as relief projects during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
as well as the C.P. Bridge at Borden. He did not run in the 1935 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1935
The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...
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MacMillan died of a heart attack in a Vancouver, B.C. hotel on April 7, 1948.