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(Redirected from William J.P. MacMillan) Canadian politician (1881–1957)
William J. P. MacMillan
18th Premier of Prince Edward Island
In office
October 14, 1933 – August 15, 1935
MonarchGeorge V
Lieutenant GovernorCharles Dalton
George DesBrisay DeBlois
Preceded byJames D. Stewart
Succeeded byWalter Lea
Leader of the Conservative/Progressive Conservative of Prince Edward Island
In office
October 14, 1933 – June 26, 1950
Preceded byJames D. Stewart
Succeeded byReginald Bell
MLA (Councillor) for 5th Queens
In office
July 26, 1923 – July 23, 1935
Preceded byGavan Duffy
Succeeded byC. St. Clair Trainor
In office
May 18, 1939 – May 25, 1955
Preceded byC. St. Clair Trainor
Succeeded byAlex MacIsaac
Personal details
BornWilliam Joseph Parnell MacMillan
(1881-03-24)March 24, 1881
Clermont, Prince Edward Island
DiedDecember 7, 1957(1957-12-07) (aged 76)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
NationalityCanadian
Political partyConservative/Progressive Conservative
Spouses
Mary B. Macdonald ​(m. 1909)​
Letitia Macdonald (nee Roberts ​ ​(m. 1922)​
Children6
Alma materPrince of Wales College
McGill University
Occupationphysician and surgeon
ProfessionPolitician
CabinetMinister without Portfolio (1923–1927)
Minister of Education (1931–1933)
Minister of Public Health (1931–1935)
Provincial Secretary-Treasurer (1933–1935)

William Joseph Parnell MacMillan (March 24, 1881 – December 7, 1957) was a physician and Prince Edward Island politician.

Life and career

Born in Clermont, MacMillan was a graduate of Prince of Wales College and the McGill University Faculty of Medicine.

After running a medical practice for several years, MacMillan entered politics in 1923 winning a seat in the provincial legislative assembly as a Conservative. In 1932 he became the province's first minister of health and education. As minister he rebuilt Prince of Wales College and the Provincial Mental Hospital which had both been destroyed by fire. He also secured a Carnegie Foundation endowment that enabled the government to establish a provincial library system.

When Premier James D. Stewart became ill, MacMillan served as acting premier and then became the 18th premier of Prince Edward Island when Stewart died in 1933. MacMillan's government implemented relief programs and increasing government spending to help dampen the impact of the Great Depression. Nevertheless, his government was swept from power in the 1935 election which saw the Liberals capture every seat in the legislature. He returned to the legislature in 1939 and remained leader of the Conservative Party until the late 1940s and a member of the legislature until he lost his seat in the 1955 election.

MacMillan was named the province's lieutenant governor on November 22, 1957 but died before being sworn in.

References

  1. ^ Marsh, James H. (1999). The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Canadian Encyclopedia. p. 1406. ISBN 978-0-7710-2099-5.
Premiers of Prince Edward Island
Crown Colony of Prince Edward Island (1851–1873)
Province of Prince Edward Island (1873–present)
Leaders of the Prince Edward Island Conservative/Progressive Conservative party

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