John McDougald
Member of theHouse 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 McDougaldCMG JP (March 13, 1848 – June 14, 1919) was a merchant and political figure inNova Scotia, Canada. He representedPictou in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1881 to 1896 as aLiberal-Conservative member.^[1]

He was born inBlue Mountain, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the son of Dougald McDougald and Elizabeth Fraser, ofScottish descent. He was educated atNew Glasgow and established himself as a merchant inWestville.^[2] McDougald was named ajustice 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 afterJames 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.^[3] He was named to theOrder of St. Michael and St. George in 1912. McDougald died inHalifax at the age of 71.^[2]

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

• John McDougald – Parliament of Canada biography
• Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1887).The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 142.
• Johnson, J.K., ed. (1968).The Canadian Directory of Parliament, 1867-1967. Ottawa: Public Archives Canada. p. 405.

• 1848 births
• 1919 deaths
• Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
• Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia
• Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
• Canadian justices of the peace
• 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada

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