Joshua Gordon MacArthur (October 19, 1911 – July 23, 1980) was a carpenter, farmer and political figure on

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1970 to 1976 as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of George Percy MacArthur and Caroline Alice Adams. He was married twice: to Edna Noye in 1933 and to Vera Jannette Smallman, the daughter of Forrest Phillips, in 1969. First elected in the 1970 election, he won by a margin of just eight votes over Progressive Conservative leader

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. His victory was subsequently confirmed on a judicial recount."PEI recount confirms loss by Tory leader". ''

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'', May 28, 1970. MacArthur resigned due to poor health in 1976. He died at the Stewart Memorial Health Centre in Tyne Valley at the age of 68.

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Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs 1911 births 1980 deaths {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub