Colin Francis McIsaac, (February 14, 1854 – March 14, 1927) was a

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lawyer and political figure. He represented

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in the House of Commons of Canada from 1895 to 1905 and

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from 1922 to 1925 as a

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member. He was born in South River,

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in 1854, the son of Donald McIsaac and Catherine McGillivray. He was educated at Saint Francis Xavier College and was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1880. McIsaac served as a governor of Saint Francis Xavier College.''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891''
JA Gemmill He practised law in

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. In 1892, he married Mary Helena Houlett. McIsaac was named King's Counsel in 1905. He was elected to the

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for Antigonish in 1886, was reelected in 1890 and served as a minister without portfolio in the provincial Executive Council. McIsaac served as a member of the National Transcontinental Railway Commission from 1905 to 1912. He died in Antigonish at the age of 73. His brother

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represented Antigonish in the House of Commons.

Electoral record

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Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia 1854 births 1927 deaths Canadian King's Counsel {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub