John McKinnon (July 14, 1832 – 13 August 1907) was a farmer, trader and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the

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from 1874 to 1878 and from 1886 to 1894 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Laughlin McKinnon, a Scottish immigrant, and Annie McLean. He was educated in Halifax. McKinnon married Harriet McQueen. He served as a member of the province's Executive Council from 1875 to 1878. McKinnon ran for reelection unsuccessfully in 1878 and 1882.

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889'' JA Gemmill, pg. 287 - 288
1832 births Year of death missing Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub