James Angus McKinnon1

#13643, (1881 - 1958)
FatherJames McKinnon2 (c 1844 - 1891)
MotherMargaret Tolmie2 (c 1848 - 1926)
RelationshipGrandson of Angus McKinnon
Extended Family
ChartsAngus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen's children & grandchildren
Angus McKinnon & Mary McFadyen - 5 generations of descendants
James Angus MacKinnon (1881-1958)
(photo from Industry Canada website)

Child of James Angus McKinnon and Irene Sharp
  • Keltie McKinnon10

Life Events

Called Although named Angus James McKinnon on his birth certificate, he went by James Angus or J.A. MacKinnon. 
BirthJames Angus McKinnon was born on 4 Oct 1881 in Port Elgin, Bruce County, Ontario.
Information from register: son of James McKinnon & Mary [sic] Tolmie, father School Teacher, informant Jas McKinnon Pt Elgin, registered 11 Oct 1881.2 
(with Parents) 1891 CensusAngus J appeared on the 1891 Census of Port Elgin, Bruce County, Ontario with his parents. He was 9, born in Ontario, parents born in Scotland, and religion Presbyterian.3 
(with Mother) 1901 CensusJames A appeared on the 1901 Census of Port Elgin, Bruce County, Ontario with his siblings and widowed mother Margaret. He was born Oct 4 1881 in urban Ontario, Scotch, Presbyterian, and was a school teacher employed 10 months for $400.4 
(with Mother) 1906 CensusJames appeared on the 1906 Census of Edmonton, Alberta in the household of his mother Margaret McKinnon. Margaret was 56, a widow, born in Scotland, immigrated in 1870. Her children, all born in Ontario, were James (24), Bell (26), Alex (21), Margaret (21), and John (18.)5 
MarriageJames Angus McKinnon married Irene Sharp on 28 Jun 1911.6
 
1921 CensusJames A and Irene MacKinnon appeared on the 1921 Census of Edmonton, Alberta, at Suite D, Annamoe Mansion, 100th Avenue. James was 38, born in Ontario, parents born in Ontario, and was a bankruptcy trustee working on his own account. Irene was 35, born in PEI, parents born in PEI. There was no one else in the household.7 
Newspaper Published 2 Dec 1937 in the Winnipeg Free Press.

Albertan May Enter Cabinet
Persistent rumors which, for obvious reasons, cannot be confirmed, are in circulation that the government may appoint James A McKinnon (Lib) member for Edmonton West, minister without portfolio, to give Alberta representation in the government. Ever since the general election of 1935, which left Alberta with only one Liberal member, Mr McKinnon, in parliament, and no voice in the government, the interests of that province largely have been attended to by Hon James G Gardiner, minister of agriculture, who has had a lifetime of political experience in neighboring Saskatchewan.
It has not only been a source of complaint from Alberta but one of weakness to the Alberta Liberal party that the foothill province lacks cabinet representation. The ability of the minister of agriculture in battling for western interests is unquestioned but some Albertans contend that political, geographical and economic conditions in Alberta are so different from those of Saskatchewan that more direct representation in the cabinet might help to adjust some of the difficulties.
The disagreements now evident in the opposition elements to the Aberhart government are a case in point. The Aberhart partisans have been making capital of allegations that Alberta is being governed by the political considerations of a neighboring province, and the appointment of an Albertan to the ministry, even without portfolio, would go far to removing the charge.
Mr McKinnon is a native of Port Elgin, Ont, born Oct 4, 1881, married June 28, 1911, to Irene Sharp of Summerside, PEI. The couple have one daughter. Mr McKinnon is managing director of the Edmonton firm bearing his name. A member of the Canadian Credit Men's Trust association, Edmonton, and a member of numerous clubs and civic organizations in the Alberta capital.6
 
(Widowed) DeathHis wife Irene died on 5 Oct 1944. She was buried in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa.8  
Note.In 1946, J.A. MacKinnon swore an affidavit in order for his brother Alexander Gordon to have his birth certificate amended.9 
DeathJames died on 18 Apr 1958.10
 
BurialHe was buried on 21 Apr 1958 in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario. Information from the register: James Angus MacKinnon, born 4 Oct 1880 Port Elgin Ontario, residence 260 Metcalfe Street Apt 609, Senator, parents James MacKinnon & Margaret Tolmie, mortician Hulse & Playfair, informant daughter Mrs Denis Slattery. Buried in Section 51, Lot 32 NE, at 3pm. His wife Irene is in the same plot.10 
Biography
James Angus MacKinnon, PC (October 4, 1881 – April 18, 1958) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Port Elgin, Ontario, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Edmonton West in the 1935 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1940 and 1945. He held many cabinet positions in the cabinets of Mackenzie King and Louis Stephen St-Laurent including Minister without Portfolio, Minister of Trade and Commerce, Minister of National Revenue (Acting), Minister of Fisheries, and Minister of Mines and Resources. In 1949, he was called to the Canadian Senate representing the senatorial division of Edmonton, Alberta. From 1949 to 1950, while a senator, he was a Minister without Portfolio in the cabinet of Louis Stephen St-Laurent. He died in office in 1958.1
 
Last Edited8 Jul 2018

Citations

  1. Website Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org).
  2. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Angus James McKinnon, #002046-81.
  3. 1891 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Ontario, Bruce North (52), Port Elgin Village (i), page 58 [faint image, difficult to read].
  4. 1901 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Bruce (50), Port Elgin g-2, page 6, line 19.
  5. 1906 Census for Northwest Provinces. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta, Edmonton, Subdistrict 27D, Page 25.
  6. Winnipeg Free Press, "Albertan May Enter Cabinet", 2 December 1937, Page 5. Image viewed at Ancestry.
  7. 1921 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Alberta, Edmonton West, SD 84, Page 19.
  8. Beechwood Cemetery Internments, 1873-1990. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Digitized ledgers viewed online at Ancestry.com. Irene MacKinnon, Interment #30588.
  9. Ontario Canada Birth Registration. Alexander Gordon McKinnon, #003221-84.
  10. Beechwood Cemetery Internments, 1873-1990. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Digitized ledgers viewed online at Ancestry.com. James Angus MacKinnon, Interment #38026.