J. D. McAskill
John Donald McAskill (1908 – July 25, 1994) was an educator, politician and municipal official in Saskatchewan, Canada. He served as mayor of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from 1954 to 1958.[1]
He was born in Marble Mountain, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia and came to Saskatchewan as a farm worker at the age of 17. He studied at the Saskatoon Normal School and taught school in Borden and Hanley. In 1929, he moved to Saskatoon to become vice-principal at Princess Alexandra School. While he was teaching, he earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Saskatchewan. McAskill later worked as an insurance salesman and then opened a men's wear store in the late 1940s. He was elected to the Public School Board in 1946 and served on Saskatoon city council in 1953 before being elected mayor. McAskill resigned as mayor in March 1958 to become city commissioner. He resigned from that position in June 1966 for health reasons. McAskill later served as principal of Dundurn School from 1969 to 1973.[1]
He died at the age of 86 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.[1]
McAskill Crescent in the Avalon neighbourhood in Saskatoon was named in his honour.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Pedersen, Jen. "A Seat on Council: The Aldermen, Councillors and Mayors of Saskatoon 1903-2006" (PDF). City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2014.
External links
- "Portrait of J.D. McAskill, mayor of Saskatoon 1954–1958". Saskatoon Public Library.