Alexander McCall

Alexander McCall (December 21, 1844 – June 10, 1925) was a lumber merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Norfolk in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 as a Conservative until the 1911 federal election in which he was defeated. McCall sat for Simcoe division in the Senate of Canada from 1913 to 1925 following his appointment to the upper house by Robert Borden.[1]

He was born in Charlotteville, Canada West, the son of David McCall and Harriet Mann, and was educated in Norfolk County. In 1872, he married Sarah McInnes. McCall was mayor of Simcoe from 1893 to 1894. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911. McCall died in office in Simcoe at the age of 80.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Alexander McCall – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ↑ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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