David Henry McFadden (1856-1935)

Veterinary surgeon, MLA (1892-1895), MLA (1896-1899), MLA (1900-1903), MLA (1903-1907), MLA (1911-1914), MLA (1914-1915), provincial secretary, municipal commissioner.

Born at Peterborough, Ontario on 17 February 1856, son of Irish immigrants William McFadden and Alice Handbridge, he was educated at the Ontario Veterinary College at Guelph. In 1880, he came to Emerson and began practicing as a Veterinary Surgeon. On 12 October 1885, he married Emma Storey of Drayton, North Dakota, with whom he had two sons and four daughters: Edna McFadden, Gladys McFadden, Mary Emma McFadden, William Johnston McFadden, Allan McFadden, and Bernice McFadden.

He was manager of the Alexandra Realty Company at Emerson. He held at one time or other all the municipal offices in the town of Emerson, including Mayor (1889-1890). He represented Emerson in the Manitoba Legislature, and was Provincial Secretary and Municipal Commissioner in the Roblin Government until 1907, when he was unsuccessful in the general election. He was re-elected for Emerson in the 1910 general election, and served two terms.

He died in February 1935, and was buried at Emerson.

Sources:

Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, 1911. C. W. Parker, editor. Canadian Press Association, Vancouver.

The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1914.

Western Municipal News, March 1935, page 90.

Profile revised: 11 September 2009

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