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Harry Mewhirter

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Harry Mewhirter
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office
1914–1915
Personal details
Born
Harry Don Mewhirter

(1874-07-30)July 30, 1874
Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States
DiedSeptember 2, 1957(1957-09-02) (aged 83)
Elkton, Maryland, United States
Political partyConservative
EducationDrake University
OccupationPharmacist, politician

Harry Don Mewhirter (July 30, 1874 – September 2, 1957) [1] was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1915 as a member of the Conservative Party.

Biography

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Mewhirter was born in Sugar Grove, Illinois, USA, the son of Robert Mewhirter, and was educated in New Providence and at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.[2] He graduated in pharmacy and chemistry,[1] and moved to Canada in 1906. He became manager of the Gutta Percha and Rubber Co., Ltd. in Winnipeg, and resided in Dugald. In religion, Mewhirter was a Presbyterian.[2]

He was married three times: first to Nancy during the 1890s, then to Mary Moe in 1897, and later to Alma.[1]

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1914 provincial election, defeating Liberal Thomas Glendenning Hamilton[3] by 364 votes in the Elmwood constituency. The Conservatives won this election, and Mewhirter sat as a backbench supporter of Rodmond Roblin's government.

In 1915, the Conservatives were forced to resign from office because a report commissioned by the Lieutenant Governor found the government guilty of corruption in the tendering of contracts for new legislative buildings. A new election was called, which the Liberals won in a landslide.[4] Mewhirter was not a candidate.[3]

Harry Mewhirter died in Elkton, Maryland on September 2, 1957.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Harry Don Mewhirter (1874-1957)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Greene, B M, ed. (1922). Who's Who in Canada. p. 1126.
  3. ^ a b "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. listed as McWhirter. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "Legislature Scandal". TimeLinks. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  5. ^ "H. W. Mewhirter, Pharmacist, Dies". The Morning News. September 3, 1957. p. 21. Retrieved July 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.