Morrison Mann MacBride
M.M. MacBride | |
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William George Martin | |
Succeeded by | Louis Hagey |
Constituency | Brantford |
In office 1919–1926 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Henry Ham |
Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
Constituency | Brant South |
Personal details | |
Born | Morrison Mann MacBride August 20, 1877 Liberal (1937-1938) |
Spouse | Louisa Elizabeth Hoff (m. 1899) |
Relations | John Ferguson (nephew) |
Occupation | Writer, printer |
Morrison Mann MacBride (August 20, 1877 – June 5, 1938) was a politician in
Background
Born in
He was married to Louisa Elizabeth Hoff in 1899.[4] He learned the printing trade and reported for the Ottawa Free Press.[1][5]
In 1900, MacBride went to Brantford to play with its lacrosse team until 1903.[1] From 1904 to 1905, he worked in the composing room of the Winnipeg Free Press, and in 1908 he returned to Brantford to set up a printing company there.[1]
MacBride was also a poet (in a style similar to that of
Politics
MacBride was elected as an alderman in Brantford in 1917 and went on to become mayor four separate times, from 1918 to 1920, in 1925, from 1933 to 1934 and from 1936 to 1937.
He represented
He returned to the legislature in the 1934 provincial election, representing Brantford from 1934 to 1938 as an Independent Liberal member.[10] He served as Minister of Labour in the provincial cabinet from 1937 to 1938. He died in Brantford in 1938, while still in office.[11]
Cabinet positions
References
- ^ Toronto Daily Star. June 6, 1938. p. 11.
- ^ "Morrison Mcbride, 'Ontario Births, 1869-1912'". familysearch.org. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ Reville, F. Douglas (1920). History of the county of Brant. Vol. I. Brantford: Hurley Printing Company. p. 383.
- ^ "Morrison M Mcbride, 'Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927'". familysearch.org. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ Acquired by the Ottawa Journal in 1919.
- ^ "Publish Poems Of M.M. MacBride, Late Labor Minister". The Globe and Mail. July 27, 1938. p. 1.
- OL 17464212M.
- ^ "Past Mayors". City of Brantford. Archived from the original on June 8, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ISBN 978-1-55488-459-9.
- ^ "Detailed Election Results". The Globe. Toronto. June 21, 1934. p. 3.
- ^ "M. M. MacBride, Ontario Labor Minister, Dies: Heart Attack Fatal at ...". The Globe and Mail. June 6, 1938. p. 1.