John McPherson (Canadian politician)
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John Allen McPherson | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1905–1913 | |
| Succeeded by | Conrad Weidenhammer |
| Constituency | Stony Plain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1855 |
| Died | December 26, 1944 (aged 88) |
| Party | Liberal |
John Allen McPherson (December 28, 1855 – December 26, 1944) was a Canadian provincial level politician in Alberta.[1]
John Allen McPherson was born December 28, 1855, at Mount Pleasant, Ontario to Donald and Catharine McPherson of Scottish descent.[2] McPherson moved west in the spring of 1878, spending three years in Kenora working on the Canadian Pacific Railway[2] He traveled to Edmonton in May 1881 via 105 day ox and cart journey and quickly moved to his selected homestead where he began farming and livestock breeding.[2] He married Christina Hodel on April 22, 1894, had six children together.[2]
McPherson was the director of the Edmonton Exhibition Association from 1901, a town councillor in 1905, school board trustee from 1895, postmaster for Spruce Grove and Justice of the Peace.[2]
