John Plummer Marcellus (July 26, 1838 – May 29, 1932) was a Canadian politician and rancher from Alberta.
John Plummer Marcellus | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office 1905–1909 | |
| Succeeded by | David Warnock |
| Constituency | Pincher Creek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 26, 1838 Morrisburg, Upper Canada |
| Died | May 29, 1932 (aged 93) Pincher Creek, Alberta |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | rancher, farmer |
Early life
editHe was born at Morrisburg, Upper Canada. Marcellus married his wife Maria Barkley in 1871 at Dunbar, Ontario.
1905 election
editMarcellus ran for the Alberta legislature in the 1905 Alberta general election. He won a hotly contested 3-way race in the Pincher Creek electoral district in rural southeast Alberta. He served one term as a backbencher in the Legislative Assembly before retiring in 1909. He died in 1932 at Pincher Creek.
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