Alexander McCall

Canadian politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCanadian politician
PlacesCanada
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth1868
Death1948 (aged 80 years)
Politics:Conservative Party Of Canada
The details

Biography

Alexander McCall (December 21, 1844 – June 10, 1925) was a Canadian lumber merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Norfolk in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 as a Conservative until the 1911 federal election in which he was defeated. McCall sat for Simcoe division in the Senate of Canada from 1913 to 1925 following his appointment to the upper house by Robert Borden.

He was born in Charlotteville, Canada West, the son of David McCall and Harriet Mann, and was educated in Norfolk County. In 1872, he married Sarah McInnes. McCall was mayor of Simcoe from 1893 to 1894. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911. McCall died in office in Simcoe at the age of 80.

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