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Frederick Mackenzie. He entered the lumber business in 1879, and subsequently played a major role in developing the industry in Manitoba's northwest.
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Members of the House of
Commons of Canada from Manitoba
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of the province from
October 6, 1926 until his death.
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82:The Viscount Willingdon
30:Theodore Arthur Burrows
232:provincial legislature
260:by 317 votes to 308.
116:James Duncan McGregor
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352:www.lib.umanitoba.ca
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269:prohibition
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99:Preceded by
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