John Palmer MacBeth
1921 –
Who is John Palmer MacBeth?
John Palmer MacBeth was a political figure in Ontario. He represented York West from 1971 to 1975 and Humber from 1975 to 1981 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative.
He was born in Toronto, the son of John Charles McKay MacBeth and Virginia Maria Palmer. MacBeth served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He was reeve of Etobicoke from 1963 to 1966 and was also chairman of the Etobicoke board of education.
MacBeth served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Labour, as Provincial Secretary for Justice, as Solicitor General and as Minister of Correctional Services. After retiring from politics, he was vice-chairman of the Ontario Police Commission.
He died while vacationing in Tulsa, Oklahoma and buried at Park Lawn Cemetery in Etobicoke.
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