Colin Francis McIsaac, KC (February 14, 1854 – March 14, 1927) was a Nova Scotia lawyer and political figure. He represented Antigonish in the House of Commons of Canada from 1895 to 1905 and Antigonish—Guysborough from 1922 to 1925 as a Liberal member.
He was born in South River, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia in 1854, the son of Donald McIsaac and Catherine McGillivray. He was educated at Saint Francis Xavier College and was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1880. McIsaac served as a governor of Saint Francis Xavier College. He practised law in Antigonish. In 1892, he married Mary Helena Houlett. McIsaac was named King's Counsel in 1905.
He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Antigonish in 1886, was reelected in 1890 and served as a minister without portfolio in the provincial Executive Council.
McIsaac served as a member of the National Transcontinental Railway Commission from 1905 to 1912. He died in Antigonish at the age of 73.
His brother Angus represented Antigonish in the House of Commons.
Electoral record
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Antigonish—Guysborough | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 6,752 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter McNeil | 3,356 | ||||||
| Progressive | Daniel McIsaac | 1,553 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Antigonish—Guysborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Carey Douglas | 6,140 | ||||||
| Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 6,003 | ||||||
References
- ^ Colin Francis McIsaac – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1898). The Canadian Men and Women of the Time: A Handbook of Canadian Biography (first ed.). Toronto: William Briggs.
- Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1891). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son.
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| Preceded byJohn Sparrow David Thompson | Member of Parliament for Antigonish 1895–1905 |
Succeeded byWilliam Chisholm |
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