John McIntosh (18 May 1909 – 14 April 1988) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a merchant by career. The son of John McIntosh and Jessie Swanson, both natives of Scotland, McIntosh was educated in Swift Current,

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. In 1935, he married Helen Mary Burroughs. He was a director of the Swift Current Mutual Insurance Company. McIntosh served as a member of the town council for Swift Current from 1948 to 1950 and was mayor from 1955 to 1956. He was first elected at the

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riding in the 1958 general election and was re-elected there in

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and

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. In 1972, after completing his term in the

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, McIntosh left the House of Commons and did not seek re-election.

Federal electoral history

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1909 births 1988 deaths Scottish expatriates in Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan People from Wick, Caithness Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Mayors of places in Saskatchewan People from Swift Current {{Saskatchewan-mayor-stub