David Murdoch MacPherson
David Murdoch MacPherson | |
|---|---|
Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1894–1898 | |
| Preceded by | James Rayside |
| Succeeded by | Donald Robert McDonald |
| Constituency | Glengarry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1847 Canada West |
| Died | February 15, 1915 (aged 67) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal-Patrons of Industry |
| Spouse |
Margaret McBean (m. 1871) |
| Occupation | Dairy farmer |
David Murdoch "D.M." Macpherson (November 17, 1847 – February 4, 1915) was a Canadian dairyman, inventor, manufacturer and political figure.[1] He represented Glengarry in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal-Patrons of Industry member from 1894 to 1898. His surname also appears as McPherson in some sources.
He was born in
Alexandria, where he partnered with Jacob Thomas Schell, and had patented a steel cheese box hoop. Macpherson invented several mechanical devices for use in cheese making. In 1871, he married Margaret McBean. Macpherson was commonly known as the "Cheese King". He was a commissioner to the Indian and Colonial Exhibition of 1886 in London, England. Macpherson served as president of the Dairymen's Association of Eastern Ontario in 1887 and became the first president of the Dairymen's Association of the Dominion of Canada in 1890. He was also president of the Dominion Cold Storage Company. He was defeated for the provincial seat in 1898 by Donald Robert McDonald
.
He died in Montreal in 1915 and is buried at the Presbyterian churchyard in South Lancaster, Ontario.
References
- ISBN 9780968071120.
External links
- The Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1897 J A Gemmill
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- Main Street Glengarry County, 1905 - 2005 (pdf)
- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry :A History, 1784-1945, J G Harkness (1946) Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online