Matthew McKay (6 October 1858 – 14 February 1937) was a Liberal party member of the

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. He was born in West Gwillimbury Township, Ontario and became a dentist, dental surgeon and schoolteacher. McKay attended high school at Bradford, Whitby Collegiate Institute, Normal School in Toronto and Queen's University in Kingston (

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) and the Royal College of Dental Surgeons in Toronto. McKay was a councillor of

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for five years and once served as the community's mayor. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1921 general election. After serving one term, he was defeated by

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of the

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in the 1925 election. After unsuccessful attempts to unseat Cotnam in

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and

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, McKay returned to the House of Commons by defeating Cotnam in the 1935 election. McKay died at an Ottawa hospital on 14 February 1937 from

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and

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before completing his term in the

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. He was survived by a wife, two daughters and a son.

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* 1858 births 1937 deaths Canadian dentists Canadian schoolteachers Deaths from influenza Deaths from pneumonia in Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Mayors of places in Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Queen's University at Kingston alumni {{Ontario-mayor-stub