Peter Duncan McCallum (August 26, 1853 – October 5, 1917) was an
Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented
Lambton East
Lambton East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from Lambton riding.
The East Riding of the county of Lambton was ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...
as a Conservative-
Protestant Protective Association
The Protestant Protective Association was an anti-Catholic group in the 1890s based in Ontario, Canada, associated with the Orange Order. Originally a spinoff of the American group the American Protective Association, it became independent in 1892. ...
member from 1893 to 1898.
He was born in
Erin,
Canada West in 1853, the son of Peter McCallum. He served as reeve of Bosanquet Township and as warden for
Lambton County. In 1878, he married Ann Christena Vivian. McCallum was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1893 by-election held after the death of
Hugh McKenzie. He served as
Inspector of Liquor Licenses in East Lambton from 1906 to 1916 and then as assistant Inspector for
Lambton County. He died in Michigan in 1917.
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References
External links
''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill*
''Lambton County's Hundred Years, 1849 - 1949'', V Lauriston (1949)
1853 births
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
Protestant Protective Association MPPs
1917 deaths
Mayors of places in Ontario
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