John James MacLellan (July 26, 1878 – September 17, 1955) was a provincial politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government. During his time in office he briefly served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier

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from 1934 to 1935.

Political career

MacLellan ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the

1930 Alberta general election The 1930 Alberta general election was held on June 19, 1930, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The United Farmers of Alberta won election to a third term in government, and John E. Brownlee continued as premier. This pro ...

as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Taber. He won a closely contested two-way race over an independent candidate to hold the district for his party. MacLellan was promoted to the

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by Premier

on July 14, 1934, to run the Public Works portfolio. He ran for re-election in the

1935 Alberta general election The 1935 Alberta general election was held on August 22, 1935, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The newly founded Social Credit Party of Alberta won a sweeping victory, unseating the 14-year government of the United Farme ...

but was defeated finishing a distant second place out of three candidates losing to Social Credit candidate

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
1878 births 1955 deaths United Farmers of Alberta MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Alberta 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta {{Alberta-MLA-stub