Earl McKellar

Malcolm Earl McKellar (20 April 1918 – 18 April 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.

Biography

McKellar was educated in Manitoba's public school system, at Nesbitt School District #724,^[1] and worked as a farmer and insurance agent. He was a member of the Lions Club and the Masonic Order.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[2]

McKellar was elected as a director of Portage Mutual Insurance in 1973.^[3] He died in office in 1976.

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Malcolm Earl McKeller". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2009-06-01. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved 2009-06-01. 
3. ↑ "Expansion Troubles Again - the Erratic 1970's". A Century of Service: The story of the Portage la Prairie Mutual Insurance Company. The Portage la Prairie Mutual Insurance Company. 1984. Retrieved 2009-06-01.