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Alexander McCall (December 21, 1844 – June 10, 1925) was a Canadian lumber merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Norfolk in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 as a Conservative until the 1911 federal election in which he was defeated. McCall sat for Simcoe division in the Senate of Canada from 1913 to 1925 following his appointment to the upper house by Robert Borden.^[1]

He was born in Charlotteville, Canada West, the son of David McCall and Harriet Mann, and was educated in Norfolk County. In 1872, he married Sarah McInnes. McCall was mayor of Simcoe from 1893 to 1894. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911. McCall was called to the Senate on May 26, 1913, and died in office in Simcoe at the age of 84.^[2]

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^ Alexander McCall – Parliament of Canada biography
^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

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[parl-1] Alexander McCall – Parliament of Canada biography

[johnson-2] Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

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-'''Alexander McCall''' (December 21, 1844 &ndash; June 10, 1925) was a lumber merchant and political figure in [[Ontario]], Canada. He represented [[Norfolk (electoral district)|Norfolk]] in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] from 1908 as a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] until the [[Canadian federal election, 1911|1911 federal election]] in which he was defeated. McCall sat for Simcoe division in the [[Senate of Canada]] from 1913 to 1925 following his appointment to the [[upper house]] by [[Robert Borden]].<ref name="parl">{{CanParlbio|ID=c944adda-70d9-4e98-af30-cae4df11c4ef}}</ref>
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+'''Alexander McCall''' (December 21, 1844 &ndash; June 10, 1925) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] lumber merchant and political figure in [[Ontario]], Canada. He represented [[Norfolk (electoral district)|Norfolk]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] from 1908 as a [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|Conservative]] until the [[1911 Canadian federal election|1911 federal election]] in which he was defeated. McCall sat for Simcoe division in the [[Senate of Canada]] from 1913 to 1925 following his appointment to the [[upper house]] by [[Robert Borden]].<ref name="parl">{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=13651|nolist=yes}}</ref>
-He was born in [[Charlotteville, Ontario|Charlotteville]], [[Canada West]], the son of David McCall and Harriet Mann, and was educated in [[Norfolk County, Ontario|Norfolk County]]. In 1872, he married Sarah McInnes. McCall was mayor of [[Simcoe, Ontario|Simcoe]] from 1893 to 1894. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911. McCall died in office in Simcoe at the age of 80.<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref>
+He was born in [[Charlotteville, Ontario|Charlotteville]], [[Canada West]], the son of David McCall and Harriet Mann, and was educated in [[Norfolk County, Ontario|Norfolk County]]. In 1872, he married Sarah McInnes. McCall was mayor of [[Simcoe, Ontario|Simcoe]] from 1893 to 1894. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911. McCall was called to the Senate on May 26, 1913, and died in office in Simcoe at the age of 84.<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref>
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