Cyrus Macmillan

The Hon.

Cyrus Macmillan
The Hon.; Cyrus Macmillan
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Queen's
	In office; 1940–1945
Personal details
Born	September 12, 1882; Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island
Died	June 29, 1953 (aged 70)
Political party	Liberal
Cabinet	Minister of Fisheries (1930)
Committees	Chair, Special Committee on Pension Act and War Veterans' Allowance Act (1940–1942); Chair, Special Committee on Land Settlement of Veterans of the Present War (1940–1942); Chair, Special Committee on Honours and Decorations (1940–1942); Chair, Special Committee on Social Security (1942–1943)
Portfolio	Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence for Air (1943–1946)

Cyrus Macmillan, PC (September 12, 1882 – June 29, 1953) was a Canadian academic, writer and politician.

Born in Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1900 and a Master of Arts degree in 1903 from McGill University. He received a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1909 and started as a lecturer at McGill. During World War I, he served with the 7th Canadian Siege Battery. After the war, he became an Associate Professor and in 1923 was appointed Chairman of the English department. From 1940 to 1947, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science.

In June 1930, he was appointed Minister of Fisheries in the cabinet of Liberal Prime Minister Mackenzie King. He was defeated in July's 1930 federal election in the Prince Edward Island riding of Queen's. In 1940, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Queen's. He was defeated in 1945. From 1943 to 1946, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence for Air.

He is the author of McGill and Its Story, 1821-1921 (1921), Canadian Wonder Tales (1918) and Canadian Fairy Tales (1922)

References[]

"MacMILLAN, CYRUS JOHN, 1883-1953". McGill University archives.

External links[]

Cyrus Macmillan – Parliament of Canada biography
Works by Cyrus MacMillan at Project Gutenberg
Works by Cyrus Macmillan at Faded Page (Canada)
Works by or about Cyrus Macmillan at Internet Archive
Works by Cyrus Macmillan at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
Cyrus Macmillan at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Cyrus Macmillan at Library of Congress Authorities, with 6 catalogue records

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Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1867–1930)¹	Mitchell Smith Pope McLelan Foster Tupper Costigan Davies Sutherland Préfontaine Laurier (acting) Brodeur Lemieux Hazen Ballantyne Lapointe Cardin Black (acting) Patenaude (acting) Cardin (acting)
Ministers of Fisheries (1930–69)	Macmillan Rhodes Duranleau (acting) Stirling (acting) Ernst Michaud Bertrand Bridges Bertrand (acting) Gregg MacKinnon Mayhew Sinclair MacLean Robichaud Davis
Minister of Fisheries and Forestry (1969–71)	Davis
Ministers of the Environment (1971–76)²	Davis Sauvé R. LeBlanc (acting) Marchand R. LeBlanc
Ministers of State (Fisheries) (1974–76)	R. LeBlanc
Minister of Fisheries and the Environment (1976–79)	R. LeBlanc
Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979–2015)	R. LeBlanc McGrath R. LeBlanc de Bané Breau Fraser Nielsen Siddon Valcourt Crosbie Reid Tobin Dingwall (acting) Mifflin Anderson Dhaliwal Thibault Regan Hearn Shea Ashfield Shea
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2015–)	Tootoo D. LeBlanc Wilkinson Jordan
¹The office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries was abolished and the offices of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine were created in 1930. The Minister of Marine office was a precursor to the Minister of Transport. ²From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries.

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The Hon. Cyrus Macmillan

Member of the Canadian Parliament for Queen's
In office 1940–1945

Personal details
Born	(1882-09-12)September 12, 1882 Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island
Died	June 29, 1953(1953-06-29) (aged 70)
Political party	Liberal
Cabinet	Minister of Fisheries (1930)
Committees	Chair, Special Committee on Pension Act and War Veterans' Allowance Act (1940–1942) Chair, Special Committee on Land Settlement of Veterans of the Present War (1940–1942) Chair, Special Committee on Honours and Decorations (1940–1942) Chair, Special Committee on Social Security (1942–1943)
Portfolio	Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence for Air (1943–1946)