# Peter McAra Jr.

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Peter McAra Jr. Mayor of Regina, Saskatchewan In office 1906, 1911–1912 Personal details Born (1862-11-07)November 7, 1862 Fort William, India Died February 12, 1950(1950-02-12) (aged 87) Regina, Saskatchewan Spouse Amanda Jane Wallace ​ (m. 1883)​ Children 4 Occupation Businessman, politician

**Peter McAra Jr.** (November 7, 1862 – February 12, 1950[1]) was a businessman and political figure in [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), Canada. He was mayor of [Regina](/source/Regina%2C_Saskatchewan) in 1906 and from 1911 to 1912.[2]

## Biography

He was born in [Fort William](/source/Fort_William_(India)), [Kolkata](/source/Kolkata), India on November 7, 1862, the son of Peter McAra and Barbara Fisken, both natives of [Scotland](/source/Scotland), and was educated in [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh). In 1883, he came to [Long Lake, Saskatchewan](/source/Last_Mountain_Lake), where he worked for the Dominion Express Company and the [Canadian Pacific Railway](/source/Canadian_Pacific_Railway).[3]

In 1883, he married Amanda Jane Wallace, and they had four children.[3] McAra opened a fire insurance office in Regina in 1896. In 1910, his brother [James](/source/James_McAra) and W. L. Wallace became partners in the business. He led recovery work and restoration following the [Regina Cyclone](/source/Regina_Cyclone) of 1912. McAra was also president of the British Western Trust Corporation, head of Capital Ice Company and Income Tax Commissioner of Saskatchewan. He served as president of the Regina Board of Trade and of the Associated Boards of Trade of Saskatchewan and Alberta and served twelve years as chairman of the board for the Regina Collegiate Institute. McAra helped establish the Regina Anti-Tuberculosis League (later the Saskatchewan Lung Association) and the Union of Saskatchewan Municipalities and served as its first president for both organizations.[2][3]

In 1945, he published his memoirs: *Sixty-two years on the Saskatchewan prairies*.[1]

He died in Regina on February 12, 1950.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-peel_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-peel_1-1) ["Author Bio, McAra, Peter (1862-1949.)"](http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/author/6770.html?rank=1). Peel's Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta. Retrieved August 19, 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hawkes_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hawkes_2-1) Hawkes, John (1924). [*The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Volume 3*](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045416/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=720). pp. 1807–8. Archived from [the original](http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=720) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Who's_Who_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Who's_Who_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Who's_Who_3-2) Parker, Charles Whately; Greene, Barnet M., eds. (1922). [*Who's Who in Canada, Volume 16*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTkzAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA492). International Press. p. 492. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Google Books.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Peter McAra dies at 87"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55436159/peter-mcara-dies-at-87/). *[Regina Leader-Post](/source/Regina_Leader-Post)*. February 13, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved July 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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