Lynwood MacPherson
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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 |
| 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 Montague Regional High School graduate, he married Mary Patricia Evans in 1973.[1] Before entering politics, MacPherson was a tobacco farmer, a shareholder, and a 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 as Minister of Provincial Affairs and Attorney General to the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island.[1] In the 1996 election, MacPherson was defeated by former Progressive Conservative MLA Wilbur MacDonald in the new Belfast-Pownal Bay riding.[5]