Stephen Neil MacEachern (February 9, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was a politician in

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

, Canada. He served as mayor of

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as th ...

from 1941 to 1943. The son of Archibald A. McEachern and Kate Gillis, he was born in Grand Mira, Nova Scotia and studied law at Dalhousie University. In 1921, he moved to Saskatoon. MacEachern taught at Nutana Collegiate from 1921 to 1940. He served on Saskatoon city council from 1934 to 1940. In 1938, he ran unsuccessfully for the Saskatoon City seat in the provincial assembly. MacEachern resigned as mayor in 1943 to become Saskatoon Board of Trade commissioner. In 1946, he became manager for the Saskatoon Exhibition. He resigned from the Board of Trade in 1959 to concentrate on the Saskatoon Exhibition. He also served on the board of governors for the

University of Saskatchewan A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, ...

and on the Saskatoon Separate School Board. MacEachern died at the age of 80. MacEachern Avenue in Saskatoon was named in his honour and the administration building for the Saskatoon Exhibition was renamed the Steve MacEachern Building in 1975.

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1894 births 1974 deaths Mayors of Saskatoon {{Improve categories, date=March 2023