Lynwood MacPherson | |
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MLA (Councillor) for 4th Queens | |
In office 1986–1996 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Compton |
Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | September 21, 1947
Political party | Prince Edward Island Liberal Party |
Lynwood MacPherson (born September 21, 1947) is a Canadian politician, farmer and businessman. He represented 4th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1996 as a Liberal. [1]
MacPherson was born in 1947 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. [1] A graduate of Montague Regional High School, he married Mary Patricia Evans in 1973. [1] Prior to entering politics, MacPherson was a tobacco farmer, and a shareholder and plant manager for Belfast Tobacco Growers Limited. [1]
MacPherson entered provincial politics in 1986, when he was elected a councillor for the electoral district of 4th Queens. [2] He was re-elected in the 1989 [3] and 1993 elections. [4] On May 21, 1996, MacPherson was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Provincial Affairs and Attorney General. [1] In the 1996 election, MacPherson was defeated by former Progressive Conservative MLA Wilbur MacDonald in the new Belfast-Pownal Bay riding. [5]
Lynwood MacPherson | |
---|---|
MLA (Councillor) for 4th Queens | |
In office 1986–1996 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Compton |
Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | September 21, 1947
Political party | Prince Edward Island Liberal Party |
Lynwood MacPherson (born September 21, 1947) is a Canadian politician, farmer and businessman. He represented 4th Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1986 to 1996 as a Liberal. [1]
MacPherson was born in 1947 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. [1] A graduate of Montague Regional High School, he married Mary Patricia Evans in 1973. [1] Prior to entering politics, MacPherson was a tobacco farmer, and a shareholder and plant manager for Belfast Tobacco Growers Limited. [1]
MacPherson entered provincial politics in 1986, when he was elected a councillor for the electoral district of 4th Queens. [2] He was re-elected in the 1989 [3] and 1993 elections. [4] On May 21, 1996, MacPherson was appointed to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island as Minister of Provincial Affairs and Attorney General. [1] In the 1996 election, MacPherson was defeated by former Progressive Conservative MLA Wilbur MacDonald in the new Belfast-Pownal Bay riding. [5]