John McIntosh (Quebec politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician (1841-1904)
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About John McIntosh (Quebec politician)
- John McIntosh (October 27, 1841 – July 12, 1904) 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 House of Commons of Canada 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.
- In 1893 he was the Commissioner from the province of Quebec for the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, from 1 May to 31 October.
- 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 a 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.
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