Macbeth Malcolm (May 16, 1878 – July 19, 1941) was a farmer, businessman and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1913 to 1921 as a

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. He was born in Teeterville,

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and moved to

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before

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ing in the

and Kenaston districts of Saskatchewan in 1902. Malcolm married Elizabeth MacLennan. He served as the first reeve for the Regional Municipality of Rosedale No. 283 from 1910 to 1912. Malcolm was provincial president of the

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. He imported horses from Ontario for sale to local homesteaders and also sold real estate. For several years, Malcolm operated the Cockshutt and J.I. Case Machine company in Hanley. He also helped organize the construction of a new

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there. Malcolm served in the Canadian army during

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and was wounded in the

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in 1916. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1913 by-election held after James Walter MacNeill resigned from his seat.

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Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1878 births 1941 deaths People from Norfolk County, Ontario 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{Liberal-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub