John McColl (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death

John McColl (politician)

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1875

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1933

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

John Arthur McColl (February 21, 1875 – April 19, 1933) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.
He was born at Maxville, Glengarry County, Ontario.McColl, running as a Liberal, was elected to the Alberta legislature for the first time in the 1913 Alberta general election.
He defeated Conservative candidate W.D.
Bentley by a comfortable margin to win the new Acadia district. McColl ran for re-election in the 1917 Alberta general election, he retained his seat in a 3 way race that saw the voter turn out in Acadia 4 times higher than the previous election.
In that election he defeated future MLA Lorne Proudfoot, running as an independent candidate, who came in a distant 3rd place. McColl did not run in the 1921 provincial election, and Proudfoot was elected to represent the constituency.