John Angus MacMillan

John Angus MacMillan (27 March 1889 – 12 August 1956) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Nova Scotia and became a barrister.

John Angus MacMillan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Wadena
In office 1917–1921
Preceded by	Herbert Pierce
Succeeded by	William Henry McKinnon
Member of Parliament for Mackenzie
In office October 1933 – June 1945
Preceded by	Milton Neil Campbell
Succeeded by	Alexander Malcolm Nicholson
Personal details
Born	(1889-03-27)27 March 1889 East Lake Ainslie, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
Died	12 August 1956(1956-08-12) (aged 67) Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Wadena, Saskatchewan
Profession	barrister

MacMillan attended Dalhousie University. He became mayor of Wadena, Saskatchewan in 1917 and that same year was elected a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the Wadena provincial riding. He served in that legislature until his defeat in the 1921 provincial election.^[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Mackenzie riding in a by-election on 23 October 1933, after two previous unsuccessful attempts there in 1925 and 1926. MacMillan was re-elected in 1935 and served a complete term in the 18th Canadian Parliament. In the 1945 election, MacMillan was defeated by Alexander Malcolm Nicholson of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. MacMillan died at a hospital in Wadena in 1956.^[2][3]