Agnes Macphail

Agnes Macphail
Portrait by Yousuf Karsh, 1934
Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament
In office 1948–1951
Preceded by	John A. Leslie
Succeeded by	Hollis Edward Beckett
In office 1943–1945
Preceded by	George Stewart Henry
Succeeded by	John A. Leslie
Constituency	York East
Member of Parliament for Grey—Bruce
In office 1935–1940
Preceded by	New riding
Succeeded by	Walter Harris
Member of Parliament for Grey Southeast
In office 1921–1935
Preceded by	Robert James Ball
Succeeded by	Riding abolished
Personal details
Born	Agnes Campbell Macphail (1890-03-24)March 24, 1890 Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
Died	February 13, 1954(1954-02-13) (aged 63) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, UFO-Labour, Progressive, United Reform Movement
Residence	Toronto
Occupation	Politician, Journalist, Schoolteacher

Agnes Campbell Macphail (March 24, 1890 – February 13, 1954)^[1] was a Canadian politician and the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons. She served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1921 to 1940; from 1943 to 1945 and again from 1948 to 1951, she served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Toronto riding of York East. Active throughout her life in progressive politics, Macphail worked for multiple parties, most prominently the Progressive Party and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. She promoted her ideas through column-writing, activist organizing, and legislation.