John McDougald
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
In office 1881–1896
Constituency	Pictou
Personal details
Born	(1848-03-13)March 13, 1848 Blue Mountain, Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Died	June 14, 1919(1919-06-14) (aged 71) Halifax, Nova Scotia
Spouse	Maggie J. McLeod ​ (m. 1882)​
Occupation	Merchant, politician

John McDougald CMG JP (March 13, 1848 – June 14, 1919) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou in the House of Commons of Canada from 1881 to 1896 as a Liberal-Conservative member.

Biography

He was born in Blue Mountain, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of Dougald McDougald and Elizabeth Fraser, of Scottish descent. He was educated at New Glasgow and established himself as a merchant in Westville.^[1] McDougald was named a justice of the peace in 1879 and served as a member of the first municipal council for Pictou County in 1879, being reelected in 1880, 1882 and 1884. He was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1881 by-election held after James McDonald was named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. In 1882, he married Maggie J. McLeod. McDougald was named Commissioner of Customs in 1896.^[2] He was named to the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1912. McDougald died in Halifax at the age of 71.^[1]

Electoral history

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party	Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal–Conservative	John McDougald	2,709	Y
	Conservative	Charles Hibbert Tupper	2,681	Y
	Liberal	James William Carmichael	2,397
	Liberal	John A. Dawson	2,320

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party	Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal–Conservative	John McDougald	3,413	Y
	Conservative	Charles Hibbert Tupper	3,334	Y
	Conservative	Adam Carr Bell	2,923
	Independent	John D. McLeod	2,739