Fred Alward McCain was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 politician. He served as an MLA in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly representing Carleton for the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...

 from 1952 to 1970http://www.gnb.ca/legis/business/pastsessions/53/53-3/journals-e/971126-e.asp. He then moved to federal politics representing the New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

 riding of Carleton—Charlotte

Carleton—Charlotte

Carleton–Charlotte was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997....

 for the federal Progressive Conservatives

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

 from the 1972 election

Canadian federal election, 1972

The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30, 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in a slim victory for the governing Liberal Party, which won 109 seats, compared to 107 seats for the opposition Progressive...

 until his retirement in 1988.

Prior to entering politics, McCain was a produce farmer and teacher.

External links

• Tributes to Fred McCain made in the Canadian House of Commons
  Canadian House of Commons
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   following his death - from Hansard
  Hansard
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