John MacLellan

For the Scottish nobleman and royalist, see John Maclellan, 3rd Lord Kirkcudbright. For similar names, see John McLellan (disambiguation).

John MacLellan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office June 19, 1930 – August 22, 1935
Preceded by	Lawrence Peterson
Succeeded by	James Hansen
Constituency	Taber
Minister of Public Works
In office July 14, 1934 – September 3, 1935
Premier	Richard Reid
Preceded by	Richard Reid
Succeeded by	William Fallow
Personal details
Born	(1878-07-26)July 26, 1878 Westville, Nova Scotia
Died	September 17, 1955(1955-09-17) (aged 77)
Political party	United Farmers
Occupation	politician

John James MacLellan (July 26, 1878 – September 17, 1955)^[1] was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government. During his time in office he briefly served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Richard Reid from 1934 to 1935.

Political career

MacLellan ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1930 Alberta general election as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Taber. He won a closely contested two-way race over an independent candidate to hold the district for his party.^[2]

MacLellan was promoted to the Executive Council of Alberta by Premier Richard Reid on July 14, 1934, to run the Public Works portfolio. He ran for re-election in the 1935 Alberta general election but was defeated finishing a distant second place out of three candidates losing to Social Credit candidate James Hansen.^[3]

References

1. Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties (1969). Story of Rural Municipal Government in Alberta 1909 to 1969. Edmonton. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
2. "Taber Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
3. "Taber Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing