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| <tab>In a vigorous struggle in the Liberal nominating convention in Alexandria on 17 Feb. 1940, Dr MacDiarmid secured the federal Liberal nomination for GC, defeating, with much difficulty, Dr W. L. McDougald the former Senator. (//Standard Freeholder// 19 Feb. 1940, //Glengarry News// 23 Feb. 1940) Another contender for the Liberal nomination at this meeting was Louis Titley of Glen Robertson, a teacher at the University of Ottawa high school. Like his fellow candidate McDougald, Titley declared himself to be opposed to conscription. Louis Titley was living in Ottawa in 1991. Still another contender for the Liberal nomination at this meeting was John D. MacRae, the incumbent MP. Dr MacDiarmid was elected Liberal MP for GC in the following general election of 26 March 1940, being at this time a little under 65 years old (based on 1875 date of birth). In this election, he was opposed by J. W. MacRae, the National Government candidate (not the same person as John D. MacRae the former MP). In 1945 Dr MacDiarmid secured the Liberal renomination as candidate for the GC seat, though by a razor-thin majority, being almost defeated by Donald A. Macdonald, Q. C., of the Sandfield family. (Horace Marjerrison was also a contender for the nomination, but secured relatively little support.) (//Glengarry News// 4 May 1945) Dr MacDiarmid mentioned in a printed election address of 1945 that “Glengarry is an agricultural constituency…” | <tab>In a vigorous struggle in the Liberal nominating convention in Alexandria on 17 Feb. 1940, Dr MacDiarmid secured the federal Liberal nomination for GC, defeating, with much difficulty, Dr W. L. McDougald the former Senator. (//Standard Freeholder// 19 Feb. 1940, //Glengarry News// 23 Feb. 1940) Another contender for the Liberal nomination at this meeting was Louis Titley of Glen Robertson, a teacher at the University of Ottawa high school. Like his fellow candidate McDougald, Titley declared himself to be opposed to conscription. Louis Titley was living in Ottawa in 1991. Still another contender for the Liberal nomination at this meeting was John D. MacRae, the incumbent MP. Dr MacDiarmid was elected Liberal MP for GC in the following general election of 26 March 1940, being at this time a little under 65 years old (based on 1875 date of birth). In this election, he was opposed by J. W. MacRae, the National Government candidate (not the same person as John D. MacRae the former MP). In 1945 Dr MacDiarmid secured the Liberal renomination as candidate for the GC seat, though by a razor-thin majority, being almost defeated by Donald A. Macdonald, Q. C., of the Sandfield family. (Horace Marjerrison was also a contender for the nomination, but secured relatively little support.) (//Glengarry News// 4 May 1945) Dr MacDiarmid mentioned in a printed election address of 1945 that “Glengarry is an agricultural constituency…” |
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| <tab>In the general election of 11 June 1945, the 70-year old Dr MacDiarmid was re-elected as the MP for GC. His Conservative opponent in this contest was Lionel Devaux. Soon, however, Dr MacDiarmid resigned the GC seat to make it available for Prime Minister Mackenzie King, who had been defeated in the West, and who was now elected MP for GC in the federal by-election of 6 Aug. 1945. According to a family belief passed on by Dr MacDiarmid’s nephew Don McOuat, the archivist of Ontario, he was supposed to have been made a senator for his service to the prime minister, but in fact received no reward. It is hardly credible that any such promise was ever made with regard to compensating Dr MacDiarmid, or that he would have expected any such thing. However, for the context of the senatorship notion, see the entries for Donald A. Macdonald, Q. C. and J. A. C. Huot. | <tab>In the general election of 11 June 1945, the 70-year old Dr MacDiarmid was re-elected as the MP for GC. His Conservative opponent in this contest was Lionel Devaux. Soon, however, Dr MacDiarmid resigned the GC seat to make it available for Prime Minister Mackenzie King, who had been defeated in the West, and who was now elected MP for GC in the federal by-election of 6 Aug. 1945. According to a family belief passed on by Dr MacDiarmid’s nephew Don McOuat, the archivist of Ontario, he was supposed to have been made a senator for his service to the prime minister, but in fact received no reward. It is hardly credible that any such promise was ever made with regard to compensating Dr MacDiarmid, or that he would have expected any such thing. However, for the context of the senatorship notion, see the entries for [[macdonald_donald_alexander|Donald A. Macdonald, Q. C.]] and [[huot_joseph_ac|J. A. C. Huot]]. |
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| <tab>Since King, all the GC MPs have been French Canadians, so Dr MacDiarmid may be said to have been the last or next-to-last representative of the long tradition of Highland Scottish MPs in GC. Dr MacDiarmid spoke little in the House of Commons. In 1941 he spoke at the Orange Walk at McCrimmon, as indeed did his Roman Catholic colleague Eddie MacGillivray the MLA. (//Standard Freeholder// 14 July 1941) | <tab>Since King, all the GC MPs have been French Canadians, so Dr MacDiarmid may be said to have been the last or next-to-last representative of the long tradition of Highland Scottish MPs in GC. Dr MacDiarmid spoke little in the House of Commons. In 1941 he spoke at the Orange Walk at McCrimmon, as indeed did his Roman Catholic colleague Eddie MacGillivray the MLA. (//Standard Freeholder// 14 July 1941) |
