Earl McKellar

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Malcolm Earl McKellar (born April 20, 1918 in Nesbitt, Manitoba, died April 18, 1976) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1976, representing the Progressive Conservative Party.

McKellar was educated in Manitoba's public school system, and worked as a farmer and insurance agent. He was also involved in freemasonry.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 election, winning a relatively easy victory in the southwestern rural riding of Souris-Lansdowne. He was re-elected in the elections of 1959, 1962, 1966, 1969 and 1973, on the last two occasions for the redistributed riding of Souris-Killarney. The only time when his election was in doubt was 1966, when the Liberals ran a strong challenger. He was not appointed to cabinet by either Dufferin Roblin or Walter Weir.

McKellar was appointed as a director of Portage Mutual Insurance in 1973. He died in office in 1976.

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