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]
Lynwood MacPherson | |
|---|---|
| MLA (Councillor) for 4th Queens | |
| In office 1986–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Compton |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1947 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Political party | Prince Edward Island Liberal Party |
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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Weeks, Blair (2002). Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873–1993. The Acorn Press. p. 132. ISBN 1-894838-01-7. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "Official provincial general election results 1986" (PDF). Elections PEI. April 21, 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "Official provincial general election results 1989" (PDF). Elections PEI. May 29, 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "Official provincial general election results 1993" (PDF). Elections PEI. March 29, 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "Official provincial general election results 1996" (PDF). Elections PEI. November 18, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-20.