John Ernest McMillin (1884 – August 20, 1949) was a

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building contractor who was elected to the

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. McMillin was a building contractor working in the east end of Toronto for 20 years prior to his death and was also a partner in the Main Realty Company of Toronto and president of the Ontario Property Owners Association.John E. M'Millin, 55, Toronto M.P., dead, ''Toronto Star'', August 20, 1949, pg. 36. He became active in politics in 1934. In 1943, he was elected as a

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for Toronto's Ward 8. McMillin was elected as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the Toronto riding of

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in the June 1949 federal election defeating Liberal Perry Ryan by less than 200 votes. However, McMillin died in August before the new Parliament was able to meet. He was also a member of the

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and had been on the board of stewards of Glenmount United Church. McMillin died suddenly of a heart attack early on August 20, 1949 only 59 days into his term.Parliamentary biography
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to fill the vacancy created by McMillin's death returned Progressive Conservative James MacKerras Macdonnell to Parliament.

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* 1884 births 1949 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub