Dougald MacKinnon

MACKINNON, DOUGALD. farmer and lobster cannery operator; b. 15 December 1886 in Mount Buchanan, son of John Mac Kinnon and Flora Caroline MacLeod; m. 1 September 1915 Mary Sarali McWilliams, and they had two children, John Dougald and Marion; United; d. 21 August 1970 in Mount Buchanan. MacKinnon, a Liberal, was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1935 for 4th Queens. He was re-elected in the general elections of 1939, 1943, 1947, 1951, and 1955. From 1939 to 1943, he served as a Minister without Portfolio in the Thane A. Campbell"' Administration. On 15 June 1951, MacKinnon was sworn in as Minister of Public Works and Highways, and remained in this Ministry until 1955 when, on 16 June, he w»as appointed as Minister of Industry and Natural Resources and Minister of Public Works. The Ministry of Fisheries was added to his responsibilities in 1957. Together with his running mate, J. Walter Jones*, MacKinnon conceived the idea of the Wood Islands ferry service. MacKinnon was educated in the Mt. Buchanan Public School. He owned and operated a farm. MacKinnon fished lobster with his father. He helped to organize the Number 6 Pinette River Co-operative Union, which assisted fishers in securing the highest prices for their lobster. He also operated the lobster cannery in Belfast. Dougald MacKinnon died 21 August 1970 at his home. Mary MacKinnon was the daughter of Robert McWilliams.