Angus McIsaac (1842 – June 12, 1902) was a

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lawyer, judge and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1873 to 1885.Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
He was born in

Antigonish, Nova Scotia Antigonish ( ; ) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Halif ...

in 1842, the son of Donald MacIsaac and Catherine MacGillivray, and studied at Saint Francis Xavier College. McIsaac served as inspector of schools for

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. He articled in law with William Joseph Croke and Daniel MacDonald and was called to the bar in 1871. He practised law in Antigonish. In 1882, he married Mary Power. MacIsaac was elected to the House of Commons in an 1873 by-election held after Hugh McDonald was named to the

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. He resigned from his seat in 1885 to accept an appointment as judge in the county court. He died in Antigonish while still a judge at the age of 60. His brother

Colin Francis McIsaac Colin Francis McIsaac, (February 14, 1854 March 14, 1927) was a Nova Scotia lawyer and political figure. He represented Antigonish (federal electoral district), Antigonish in the House of Commons of Canada from 1895 to 1905 and Antigonish—Guys ...

represented Antigonish in the Nova Scotia assembly and the House of Commons. His son Joseph P. McIsaac unsuccessfully contested the

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for the constituency of

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as a member of the

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1842 births 1902 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia Judges in Nova Scotia 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{NovaScotia-MP-stub