Richard M. McMeekin (February 1, 1878 – November 20, 1960) was a politician in the
Canadian
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province of Ontario, who served in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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in 1937. He represented the electoral district of
Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie may refer to:
People
* Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, a Native American tribe in Michigan
Places
* Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
** Sault Ste. Marie (federal electoral district), a Canadian federal electora ...
as a member of the
Ontario Liberal Party
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The party espouses the principles of liberalism, with their rival the Progressive Co ...
.
McMeekin won the seat in the
1937 election. However, after just two weeks in office, he resigned to open a seat for former federal MP
Colin Campbell to enter provincial politics in a
by-election
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, after Campbell was defeated in the district of Frontenac-Addington on election day. Prior to his election to the legislature, McMeekin served two years as mayor of
Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie may refer to:
People
* Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, a Native American tribe in Michigan
Places
* Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
** Sault Ste. Marie (federal electoral district), a Canadian federal electora ...
.
Former Mayors
City of Sault Ste. Marie.
References
External links
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1878 births
1960 deaths
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
Mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
20th-century mayors of places in Ontario
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