Andrew Robert McLennan was a business man and politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of

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from 1918 to 1922 and also served as a member of the

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from 1921 to 1925 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.

Early life

Born in Ontario in 1871, he came to Edmonton in 1912 where he opened a lumberyard. He also helped operate a general store under the name Pray and McLennan.Rek, Municipal Elections in Edmonton

Political career

Municipal politics

McLennan began his political career on the municipal level. He ran for a seat to

in the

1918 Edmonton municipal election The 1918 municipal election was held December 9, 1918 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, three trustees to sit on the public school board, and four trustees to sit on the separate school board. There were ten alderm ...

. He won the fifth place seat to earn his first term in office. He ran for a second term in the 1920 Edmonton municipal election this time winning the second place seat. McLennan resigned his municipal council seat in 1921 when he was elected to the Alberta Legislature.

Provincial politics

McLennan ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the

1921 Alberta general election The 1921 Alberta general election was held on July 18, 1921, to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly. It was one of only five times that Alberta has changed governments. The Liberal Party, which had governed the province since it ...

. He stood as a Liberal candidate in the electoral district of

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. He headed the polls taking first place in what would be a sweep by the Liberal slate among the 26 candidates. McLennan resigned his seat on October 15, 1925, to attempt to run for a seat in the

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as a

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candidate in the

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in the electoral district of

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. He was defeated by Conservative candidate

Ambrose Bury Ambrose Upton Gledstanes Bury, KC (August 1, 1869 – March 29, 1951) was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton, and a member of the House of Commons of Canada. Early life Ambrose Bury was born in Downings House, County Kild ...

, finishing second in a three-way race.

References

External links

Alberta Legislature Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:McLennan, Andrew Alberta Liberal Party MLAs Candidates in the 1925 Canadian federal election Edmonton city councillors 1871 births 1943 deaths Liberal Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons