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- ↑ Dictionary of Glengarry Biography. Alexandria, Ontario: Glengarry Historical Society. 2010. ISBN 978-0-9680711-2-0.
- 1 2 "E. A. MacGillivray: Former Liberal MPP for Glengarry Riding". The Globe and Mail. November 10, 1949. p. 2.
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- ↑ Canadian Press (June 8, 1948). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.