George Malcolm (politician)
George John Huntley Malcolm (August 20, 1865
Malcolm was born in
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a
Malcolm was re-elected in the 1910 provincial election,[3] defeating a Conservative candidate by 110 votes. He was again returned in the 1914 provincial election, by an increased margin.[3]
The Conservative Party, which had governed Manitoba since 1900, was forced to resign from office in 1915 amid a serious corruption scandal. The Liberals won a landslide majority government in the 1915 provincial election, with Malcolm receiving more than twice as many votes as his Conservative opponent. He served as a backbench supporter of Norris's government for the next five years.
The Liberals were reduced to an unstable minority government in the
Malcolm did not run in the
He died in Brandon at the age of 64.[2]
References
- ^ a b Canadian Press Association (1911). Who's who in western Canada. p. 256. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ a b "George John Huntley Malcolm (1865-1930)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ a b c d "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.