Day Hort MacDowall (March 6, 1850 – October 28, 1927) was a politician from old

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, Canada. Born in Carruth House,

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, MacDowall immigrated to Canada in 1879. He was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories in 1883 and served until 1885. He was an early prominent resident of

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and connected to the Conservative Party of Canada. He was elected to the

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in 1887 and re-elected in 1891 for the Saskatchewan (Provisional District) defeating the father of famed author

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. He served until 1896. The village of

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is named after him.

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Prominent men of Canada : a collection of persons distinguished in professional and political life and in the commerce and industry of Canada
1850 births 1927 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from the Northwest Territories 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Politicians from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Scottish emigrants to Canada 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Independent MPs in the Canadian House of Commons {{NorthwestTerritories-MP-stub