Lochaber Trivia for Spring!
Now, you, the reader can get even more “involved” with lochaber.ca, with our new “Just-for-fun” contest, Lochaber Trivia! At the end of every month, we will ask one question and you can email trivia@lochaber.ca your answer! You can also email us, any question ideas that you may have.
For Spring, our “Lochaber Trivia” will be Federal Election related, because of the Election coming up! (Click here for more on the election). If you know the answer to this question you can email it to trivia@lochaber.ca
Who was the first “MP” for Lochaber for Canada’s first federal election in 1867? Also provide us with the party.
The winner will be posted below. The first person to email us the correct answer will win! Good luck!
UPDATE: The winner of Lochaber Trivia for Spring is Carol Young!
“Hugh MacDonald won over Wm. Henry in 1867
MacDonald was anti-Confederate and Henry was ConservativeCarol Young”
For more on Hugh McDonald, Click here.
I don’t know who our first MP was, but I’ve got another piece of trivia related to this subject. 50 years ago the MP for what was then the riding of Antigonish – Guysborough was Clement “Clem” O’Leary who grew up in Lochaber, and later on was appointed to the Canadian Senate. If you want to learn more about Clem O’Leary, Google will point you to quite a few sites.
Dave
hello Kyle and David;
I think I found some info. on the Joseph Howe Triva:
It was published in Montreal in 1874 by John Loveel at 24-25 St. Nicholas St.
Great idea this trivia.
Carol (Young)