John McIntosh (Quebec politician)
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John McIntosh was a farmer and political figure in Quebec
. He represented Compton
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
from 1886 to 1894 and Town of Sherbrooke
in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1900 to 1904 as a Conservative
member.
He was born in La Prairie
, Canada East
, the son of John McIntosh and Margaret Brodie, and was educated there. McIntosh settled on a farm in Compton
in 1860. He became manager for the Canadian Meat & Produce Company and the Canadian Meat & Stock Raising Company and later was involved in exporting livestock to England. McIntosh was president of the agricultural society for the Eastern Townships
. He served on the municipal council for Compton for six years and later was a member of the school board and municipal council for Waterville
. In 1870, he married Jeanette Greig. McIntosh served as a minister without portfolio in the Quebec cabinet from 1891 to 1894. He resigned his seat in 1894 after being named sheriff for Saint-François district. He served in that function until 1899, settling in Sherbrooke. McIntosh was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in an 1900 by-election held following the death of William Bullock Ives
. He was reelected in the 1900 federal election
. McIntosh died in office in Sherbrooke at the age of 62.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He represented Compton
Compton (provincial electoral district)
Compton was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. Located in the Estrie region, the riding existed from 1867 to 1972 before it was merged with Mégantic to form the Mégantic-Compton riding.-Members of Legislative Assembly:...
in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec
Legislative Assembly of Quebec
The Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the name of the lower house of Quebec's legislature until 1968, when it was renamed the National Assembly of Quebec. At the same time, the upper house of the legislature, the Legislative Council, was abolished...
from 1886 to 1894 and Town of Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke (Town of)
Sherbrooke was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925....
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...
from 1900 to 1904 as a Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
member.
He was born in La Prairie
La Prairie, Quebec
La Prairie is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Saint-Jacques River and the Saint Lawrence River in the Regional County Municipality of Roussillon...
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, the son of John McIntosh and Margaret Brodie, and was educated there. McIntosh settled on a farm in Compton
Compton, Quebec
Compton is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Coaticook and the administrative region of Estrie. And Home Of the world famous Sanders Farm and Vallons Maraichers farm, organic vegetable growers in the Deep Root Organic Cooperative of Vermont....
in 1860. He became manager for the Canadian Meat & Produce Company and the Canadian Meat & Stock Raising Company and later was involved in exporting livestock to England. McIntosh was president of the agricultural society for the Eastern Townships
Eastern Townships
The Eastern Townships is a tourist region and a former administrative region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. Its northern boundary roughly followed Logan's Line, the geologic boundary between the flat,...
. He served on the municipal council for Compton for six years and later was a member of the school board and municipal council for Waterville
Waterville, Quebec
Waterville is a city of 1,800 people in southeastern Quebec, Canada, in the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Waterville owes its existence to water-power, harnessed first by a sawmill and subsequently by several other industries, which attracted its initial British, Loyalist and American...
. In 1870, he married Jeanette Greig. McIntosh served as a minister without portfolio in the Quebec cabinet from 1891 to 1894. He resigned his seat in 1894 after being named sheriff for Saint-François district. He served in that function until 1899, settling in Sherbrooke. McIntosh was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in an 1900 by-election held following the death of William Bullock Ives
William Bullock Ives
William Bullock Ives, PC, QC was a Canadian politician. He was the President of the Privy Council and Minister of Trade and Commerce.-Early life:...
. He was reelected in the 1900 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1900
The Canadian federal election of 1900 was held on November 7 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Canada. As a result of the election, the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, was re-elected to a second majority government, defeating the...
. McIntosh died in office in Sherbrooke at the age of 62.