John Mackintosh (politician)
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John Mackintosh was a provincial politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
as an independent from 1930 to 1935. Previously he was mayor of Brooks
, and from 1952 to 1958 was the first mayor of the newly established town of Bowness.
. During the First World War he served overseas with the Lethbridge Highlanders. In 1919 he moved to Brooks
, where he served as mayor for two years. He had a daughter, Hazel, and a son, Alex.
as an Independent candidate running in the electoral district of Bow Valley. He defeated United Farmers candidate L.P. Schooling in a two way race by a wide margin to win the district.
Mackintosh ran for a second term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election
. He was defeated by Social Credit candidate Wilson Cain finishing a distant fourth place in the four way race.
In 2011, a park at 37 Avenue and 76 Street in Bowness was named Mackintosh Park in his honour.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
as an independent from 1930 to 1935. Previously he was mayor of Brooks
Brooks, Alberta
Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately southeast of Calgary, and northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of .- History :The area that is now Brooks was originally...
, and from 1952 to 1958 was the first mayor of the newly established town of Bowness.
Early Life
Mackintosh was born in Scotland in 1892 and came to Canada in 1910, settling first in LethbridgeLethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
. During the First World War he served overseas with the Lethbridge Highlanders. In 1919 he moved to Brooks
Brooks, Alberta
Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately southeast of Calgary, and northwest of Medicine Hat. The city has an elevation of .- History :The area that is now Brooks was originally...
, where he served as mayor for two years. He had a daughter, Hazel, and a son, Alex.
Political career
Mackintosh ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1930 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1930
The Alberta general election of 1930 was the seventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1930 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
as an Independent candidate running in the electoral district of Bow Valley. He defeated United Farmers candidate L.P. Schooling in a two way race by a wide margin to win the district.
Mackintosh ran for a second term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1935
The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He was defeated by Social Credit candidate Wilson Cain finishing a distant fourth place in the four way race.
Later Life
In 1940, Mackintosh moved to Bowness, and bought 24 acres of land west of the Shouldice Bridge in the area then known as Critchley. He relocated his business, Western Nurseries, from Brooks to Bowness but had difficulty at first because of the lack of water, electricity or gas. He supported the establishment of Bowness as a town and was elected mayor of the first Bowness Town Council in 1952, serving until 1958. As mayor, Mackintosh lobbied the provincial government for a catchbasin to prevent flooding (there was a bad flood in Bowness on New Years Eve 1951), and for a school, which was named Bowcroft School. He died in 1965.In 2011, a park at 37 Avenue and 76 Street in Bowness was named Mackintosh Park in his honour.