Alexander Patterson Mewhinney
Office 1Ontario MPP
Term start 11926
Term end 11929
Predecessor 1William Henry Fenton
Successor 1Frederick Wellington Elliott
Constituency 1Bruce North
Term start 21919
Term end 21926
Predecessor 2Charles Martin Bowman
Successor 2Riding abolished
Constituency 2Bruce West
PartyLiberal
Birth dateApril 26, 1873
Birth placeBruce Township, Ontario
Death dateOctober 29, 1929 (aged 56)
Death placeOwen Sound, Ontario
OccupationFarmer
SpouseMaud Cole (m. 1906)

Alexander Patterson Mewhinney (April 26, 1873 – October 29, 1929) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Bruce West and then Bruce North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1929 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Bruce Township, Ontario, the son of Joseph Mewhinney, and took over the operation of the family farm. In 1906, he married Maud Cole. He served on the township council and was reeve from 1913 to 1914 and warden for Bruce County in 1914. Mewhinney served as whip for the Liberals in the provincial assembly. He was a district deputy in the Masonic lodge. Mewhinney suffered a fatal stroke while campaigning for reelection in 1929.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Alex. P. Mewhinney, candidate in Bruce, dies on election eve". The Globe. October 30, 1929. p. 1.