George Taylor MacNutt
George Taylor MacNutt | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Colchester | |
| In office October 1925 – July 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Putnam |
| Succeeded by | Martin Luther Urquhart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Taylor MacNutt 19 December 1865 |
| Died | 24 May 1937 (aged 71) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Sadie B. Pollock m. 22 June 1892 (died by 1929)[1] |
| Profession | contractor, lumber merchant |
George Taylor MacNutt (19 December 1865 – 24 May 1937) was a Canadian businessman and politician. MacNutt served as a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia and became a contractor and lumber merchant.
MacNutt attended public school in Nova Scotia, then Truro Academy. He campaigned in the 1911 Nova Scotia provincial election for a seat at Guysborough riding but was not successful.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Colchester riding in the 1925 general election. MacNutt was re-elected there in the 1926 election then defeated by Martin Luther Urquhart of the Liberal party in the 1930 federal election.
Electoral record
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Taylor MacNutt | 6,405 | 65.36 | +16.79 | ||||
| Liberal | Maynard B. Archibald | 3,394 | 34.64 | -16.79 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,799 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[2][3] | ||||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | George Taylor MacNutt | 6,067 | 59.97 | -5.39 | ||||
| Liberal | Alfred Dickie | 4,049 | 40.03 | +5.39 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 10,116 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[4][5] | ||||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Martin Luther Urquhart | 6,131 | 51.67 | +11.65 | ||||
| Conservative | George Taylor MacNutt | 5,734 | 48.33 | -11.65 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 11,865 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[6][7] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b Normandin, A.L. (1929). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company.
- ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Colchester, Nova Scotia (1925)". lop.parl.ca.
- ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1925). Fifteenth General Election, 1925: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873310.
- ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Colchester, Nova Scotia (1926)". lop.parl.ca.
- ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1926). Sixteenth General Election, 1926: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873443.
- ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Colchester, Nova Scotia (1930)". lop.parl.ca.
- ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1930). Seventeenth General Election, 1930: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873450.