John Ritchie MacNicol (August 31, 1878 – June 18, 1950) was a

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politician. Born in

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, MacNicol was educated at public school, collegiates, and at

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. He taught school in Algoma and Grey Counties, Ontario. From 1917 to 1920, he was president of the South York

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Association. From 1921 to 1922, he was president of the Ward 6 Toronto Association. From 1921 to 1923, he was secretary of the Liberal-Conservative Association of Ontario and was president from 1923 to 1930. He was president of the federal

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from 1925 to 1943. He was first elected to the

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for the Ontario riding of

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in the 1930 federal election. He was re-elected in

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, and

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for the riding of Davenport. He was defeated by

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in the 1949 election.

Electoral record

References

* * 1878 births 1950 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Brock, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Bryant and Stratton College alumni {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub