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John R. McLeod

John Robert McLeod
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1905–1909
Succeeded byWilliam A. Campbell
ConstituencyPonoka
Personal details
Born(1872-01-20)January 20, 1872
Zorra, Ontario
DiedMay 4, 1931(1931-05-04) (aged 59)
Political partyLiberal
SpouseGrace Victoria Bentley
Alma materDetroit College of Medicine
Occupationphysician, politician

John Robert McLeod (January 20, 1872 – May 4, 1931)[1] was a Canadian medical doctor and politician from Alberta.

McLeod was born in Zorra, Ontario on January 20, 1872 to William C. McLeod and Mary C. Mackay, both of Scottish heritage.[2] McLeod would complete is M.D. at Detroit College of Medicine in 1896, and be licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the North-West Territories.[2] McLeod married American Grace Victoria Bentley in 1898 and served as a medical health officer in Michigan from 1897 to 1900, and would later purchase a farm in Canada.[2]

He was elected to a term in the Alberta Legislature in the 1905 Alberta general election with a 110-vote plurality over Conservative candidate John Jackson.[3] He would serve as a backbencher with the government and serve on the Committee on Privileges and Elections.

  1. ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". 1909.
  2. ^ a b c Chambers, Ernest J., ed. (1909). "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd.: 438. ISBN 9781414401416. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 266967058. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ponoka Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.