Donald Morris McGregor (April 25, 1923 – July 25, 2003) was a

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in Manitoba,

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. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1962 to 1981. McGregor was born in Lenore, Manitoba. The son of Dan McGregor, he was educated in Lenore schools, and served in the

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. McGregor later owned a farm in Kenton, Manitoba and became a

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. He served as a member of the Kenton Chamber of Commerce. In 1954, he married Helen Large. He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1962, defeating his Liberal opponent Malcolm McGregor by a strong majority in the southwestern riding of Virden. He was re-elected with a comfortable majority in the provincial election of 1966, and supported the governments of

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and

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as a backbench MLA. In the provincial election of 1969, he defeated incumbent Liberal MLA Earl Dawson by 590 votes after redistribution forced them to compete against one another. McGregor was re-elected by more comfortable majorities in the elections of

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and

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. He did not serve in the cabinet of

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, and retired from the legislature in 1981. McGregor was known as an aggressive defender of his constituents' interests throughout his time in office, and was often regarded as a political maverick. In 1982, he moved to Brandon. McGregor died at Central Park Lodge in Brandon at the age of 80.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McGregor, Morris Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs 1923 births 2003 deaths 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba