Jack McIntosh (politician)

John (Jack) McIntosh
Member of Parliament
for Swift Current—Maple Creek
In office
12 May 1958  1 September 1972
Preceded by Irvin Studer
Succeeded by Frank Fletcher Hamilton
Personal details
Born (1909-05-18)18 May 1909
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Died 14 April 1988(1988-04-14) (aged 78)
Political party Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s) Margaret Summers
(m. 2 November 1935)
Profession merchant
Religion Presbyterian
[1][2]

John (Jack) McIntosh (18 May 1909 - 14 April 1988) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Wick, Caithness, Scotland and became a merchant by career.

The son of John McIntosh and Jessie Swanson, both natives of Scotland, McIntosh was educated in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. In 1935, he married Helen May Burroughs. He was a director of the Swift Current Mutual Insurance Company.[3] McIntosh served as a member of the town council for Swift Current from 1948 to 1950 and was mayor from 1955 to 1956. He was first elected at the Swift Current—Maple Creek riding in the 1958 general election and was re-elected there in 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1968. In 1972, after completing his term in the 28th Canadian Parliament, McIntosh left the House of Commons and did not seek re-election.

References

  1. "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - MCINTOSH, John (Jack)". Library of Parliament PARLINFO v.2.01. Government of Canada. 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  2. Normandin, Pierre G. (1960). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. Normandin, Pierre G. (1968). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.


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