Stewart McClenaghan

Stewart McClenaghan
Member of Parliament
for Ottawa (City of)
In office
October 1925  September 1926
Preceded by Harold McGiverin
Succeeded by Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier
Personal details
Born (1866-07-14)14 July 1866[1]
Oxford Mills, Ontario
Died 22 March 1944(1944-03-22) (aged 76)
Toronto, Ontario[2]
Political party Conservative
Spouse(s) Matilda Lyon
m. 19 August 1895[1]
Profession clothing merchant
Religion Anglican

Stewart McClenaghan (14 July 1866 22 March 1944) was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Oxford Mills, Ontario and became a clothing retailer.

The son of William John McClenaghan and Sarah Boyd, he was educated in Ottawa and went into business there.[2]

From 1900 to 1908, he served as a public school trustee. From 1908 to 1911, he was a member of the Collegiate Board. In 1912, he became controller for the city of Ottawa. McClenaghan also served as president of the Liberal-Conservative Association from 1914 to 1918. In 1917, he was president of the Central Canada Exhibition Association.[1]

He was elected to Parliament at the Ottawa (City of) riding in the 1925 general election. After serving his only term, the 15th Canadian Parliament, McClenaghan was defeated in the 1926 election by Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier of the Liberals.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Normandin, A.L. (1926). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Mortimer.
  2. 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

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