Douglas McNish
Joseph Douglas McNish,
McNish was born in
In the 1935 Toronto municipal election he was elected to Toronto city council as an aldeman for Ward 9 in North Toronto and was re-elected in the January 1936 Toronto municipal election. He first stood for the Board of Control in the December 1936 Toronto municipal election but was defeated. He won a seat on the Board of Control in the 1937 Toronto municipal election and was re-elected in 1939 and 1940. in the 1941 Toronto municipal election he and fellow Controller Frederick J. Conboy both ran for mayor with Conboy winning 55,677 votes to McNish's 33,024. He retired from politics, serving as a magistrate before returning to his law practice until 1979 when he suffered a stroke. McNish was an organizer for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1940s and 1950s.[1] He was appointed to the Toronto Harbour Commission and served as its chairman from 1967[3] until 1969.[4] He continued to serve as a commissioner until retiring in 1971.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "J.D. McNish, 88, alderman, lawyer, veteran", Toronto Star, Toronto, Ontario. 03 Oct 1983: A16.
- ^ https://blantyreproject.com/2014/03/neil-douglas-jp-additional-info/
- ^ Harbor board elects McNish as chairman, The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont.. 28 Dec 1967: B9.
- ^ "O'Neill heads harbor commission", Toronto Daily Star (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario. 24 Dec 1969: 21.
- ^ Ottawa names Toronto lawyer to harbor board, The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont.. 29 Dec 1971: 5