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.
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 Stewiacke, Nova Scotia |
| Died | 24 May 1937 (aged 71) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Sadie B. Pollock m. 22 June 1892 (died by 1929)[1] |
| Profession | contractor, 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 edit
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George Taylor MacNutt | 6,405 | ||||||
| Liberal | Maynard B. Archibald | 3,394 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George Taylor MacNutt | 6,067 | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfred Dickie | 4,049 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Martin Luther Urquhart | 6,131 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Taylor MacNutt | 5,734 | ||||||
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