Background
Alexander Andrew McGillivray was born in London, Ontario on February 11, 1884.
Alexander Andrew McGillivray was born in London, Ontario on February 11, 1884.
After High School he attended Saint Francis College in Richmond, Quebec and later attended Dalhousie University, receiving his Bachelor of Laws in 1906.
He served as leader of the Alberta Conservative party from 1925 to 1929. Early career
After completing university he moved to Alberta in 1907 and admitted to the bar on May 14, 1907. McGillivray practiced in Stettler, Alberta until 1910 quitting his practice to run as a candidate in the 1911 federal election.
He later became Crown Prosecutor, King"s Counsellor in 1919, and served as such until he was elected leader of the Alberta Conservative Party in 1925.
McGillivray ran for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1911 Canadian federal election. McGillivray became leader of the provincial Conservatives in 1925.
In the 1926 election, the Conservatives picked up four seats including McGillivray"s in Calgary. McGillivray ran in the Calgary provincial electoral district.
He headed the polls and was the only candidate elected on the first count.
McGillivray stepped down as Conservative leader in 1929 and did not run for office again. Judicial career
McGillivray was appointed directly to the Supreme Court of Alberta Appellate Division in 1931.
Political career
He worked tirelessly to build the party"s organization across the province that had diminished after the party lost all their seats in the 1921 Alberta general election.
He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary from 1926 to 1930. He was defeated by incumbent Member of Parliament Michael Clark. He died of a heart attack, on December 12, 1940 in Edmonton, while still a member of the Court.