John James MacLellan (July 26, 1878 – September 17, 1955) was a provincial politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the

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caucus in government. During his time in office he briefly served as a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Richard Reid from 1934 to 1935.

Political career

MacLellan ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the

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as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Taber. He won a closely contested two way race over an independent candidate to hold the district for his party. MacLellan was promoted to the

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by Premier Richard Reid on July 14, 1934 to run the Public Works portfolio. He ran for re-election in the

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but was defeated finishing a distant second place out of three candidates losing to Social Credit candidate

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References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
1878 births 1955 deaths United Farmers of Alberta MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Alberta {{Alberta-politician-stub