John Lorne MacDougall (18 November 1898 – 6 June 1956) was a

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member of the

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. MacDougall was born in

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, moved to

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in childhood, then studied

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ry at Toronto's Ontario Dental College. He fought in

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in the same army unit as fellow House of Commons member

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. Due to injuries sustained in the war, MacDougall was unable to continue dentistry and moved towards other jobs such as a Liberal Party organizer in

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. His first federal election campaign was in

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where he was unsuccessful. MacDougall won his second federal campaign in the 1949 election at the Vancouver—Burrard riding. MacDougall was re-elected there in the 1953 election. In June 1956 MacDougall collapsed from a

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in Parliament's

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building and died on the scene. MacDougall was part of a stressful parliamentary debate regarding the Trans-Canada Pipeline which resulted in three other Members of Parliament being admitted to hospital. At the time, MacDougall's death was blamed on this stress.

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* 1898 births 1956 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Liberal Party of Canada MPs People from Bruce County Canadian military personnel of World War I 20th-century Canadian dentists 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{BritishColumbia-MP-stub

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