- Lachlin McCallum
Lachlin (Lachlan) McCallum (
March 15 ,1823 –January 13 ,1903 ) was a Canadian politician.McCallum, born in
Isle of Tiree ,Argyllshire ,Scotland , was a contractor and shipowner before entering politics as a Liberal-Conservative. He represented the riding of Monck in theCanadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1872, when he was defeated byJames David Edgar . However, in 1874, McCallum defeated Edgar by a margin of just 34 votes, and was returned to Parliament.Due to the closeness of the result, McCallum was unseated on
May 12 ,1875 . In the subsequent byelection, McCallum again defeated Edgar, this time by a mere 4 votes.He was also a member of the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario having been elected in the 1871 election in the riding of Monck. He was a member of the Ontario Conservative Party.McCallum remained in the House until 1887, when he was appointed to the Senate. He died in office in 1903.
External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=2042&s=M Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=791 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]Preceded by:
first MemberMembers of Parliament from Monck
First Term 1867-1872Succeeded by: James David Edgar , LiberalPreceded by: James David Edgar , LiberalMembers of Parliament from Monck
Second Term 1874-1887Succeeded by: Arthur Boyle , Conservative
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