Richard McMeekin | |
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MPP for Sault Ste. Marie | |
In office October 6 –October 20, 1937 | |
Preceded by | Augustus Roberts |
Succeeded by | Colin Campbell |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence(s) | Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario |
Richard M. McMeekin was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario,who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1937. He represented the electoral district of Sault Ste. Marie as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.
McMeekin won the seat in the 1937 election. [1] However,after just two weeks in office,he resigned to open a seat for former federal MP Colin Campbell to enter provincial politics in a by-election,after Campbell was defeated in the district of Frontenac-Addington on election day. [2] Prior to his election to the legislature,McMeekin served two years as mayor of Sault Ste. Marie. [3]
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