John Muirhead, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Muirhead

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1877

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1954

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About John Muirhead

  • John Muirhead (July 11, 1877 – 1954) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
  • He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1936.Muirhead was born in Clinton, Ontario and was educated at public schools.
  • He worked as a farmer, and served as a school trustee and municipal assessor.
  • In 1906, Muirhead married Lucy E.
  • Dunfield.He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1922 provincial election as a candidate of the United Farmers of Manitoba (UFM), defeating Conservative incumbent Reuben Waugh by 137 votes in the Norfolk constituency.
  • The UFM unexpectedly won a majority of seats in this election, and formed government as the Progressive Party.
  • Muirhead served as a backbench supporter of John Bracken's government throughout his time in the legislature. He was returned in the 1927 election, defeating Waugh by thirty-four votes in a rematch from the 1922 contest.
  • He defeated Waugh a third time in the 1932 election, by 236 votes. He was defeated in the 1936 election, losing to Conservative John Lawrie by eighty-two votes.
  • He sought a return to the legislature in the 1941 election, but lost to Lawrie by forty-four votes.

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