Thomas MacNutt was a Canadian politician who held national as well as province-wide office, as a former member of the House of Commons of Canada and the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
15 Facts About Thomas MacNutt
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Thomas MacNutt won a number of significant recognized awards and honours in his career.
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Thomas MacNutt was one of the original eight people who comprised the Independent party, the precursor to the Progressive Party of Canada.
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Thomas MacNutt completed his schooling and served in the military as well as timber agent, surveyor, Indian agent, and colonization agent before entering politics.
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Many early immigrants felt that Thomas MacNutt was guide, and friend.
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Thomas MacNutt was a member of the Territorial Assembly from 1902 until 1905.
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Thomas MacNutt was then a member of the Saltcoats constituency when he was the first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1906.
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Thomas MacNutt continued on in politics, becoming a member of the House of Commons at Ottawa, Ontario, from 1908 until 1921.
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Thomas MacNutt entered politics as a Liberal Party of Saskatchewan supporter until 1917.
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Thomas MacNutt was elected in the 1905 Saskatchewan election as a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing Saltcoats.
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Thomas MacNutt served with Premier Walter Scott of the Liberal Party.
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Thomas MacNutt resigned as MLA and served as a Member of Parliament.
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Thomas MacNutt served in the House of Commons after the 1908 federal election, and represented the federal Saltcoats district.
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Thomas MacNutt subsequently won the 1911 and the 1917 federal elections in Saltcoats.
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The Unionist Party was formed in 1917 by Members of Parliament who supported the "Union government" formed by Sir Robert Borden during World War I MacNutt was a Liberal-Unionist between 1917 and 1920.