John McMillan (August 4, 1816 – September 12, 1886) was a New Brunswick businessman and political figure. He represented Restigouche in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1868.
He was born on the Isle of Arran, Scotland in 1816 and came to New Brunswick with his father in 1832. McMillan worked at the timber trade and later with a partner established a lumber firm and a general store at Campbellton. He was named a justice of the peace in 1845. In 1857, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Restigouche County; he was reelected in 1861, 1865 and 1866. McMillan was Surveyor General from 1861 to 1865. He served as postmaster general for New Brunswick from 1866 until Confederation. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1867 but resigned in 1868 to become Inspector of Post Offices for the province.
He died in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1886.
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Restigouche | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John McMillan | 370 | ||||||
| Unknown | John Phillips | 259 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database | ||||||||
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- John McMillan (New Brunswick politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
- Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- 1816 births
- 1886 deaths
- 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
- Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick
- Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation New Brunswick
- People from Restigouche County, New Brunswick
- Colony of New Brunswick people
- Canadian justices of the peace
- 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada