Malcolm Smith Schell

Malcolm Smith Schell
Malcolm Smith Schell
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Oxford South
	In office; 1904–1911
Preceded by	Richard John Cartwright
Succeeded by	Donald Sutherland
Personal details
Born	November 13, 1855; Woodstock, Canada West
Died	December 25, 1926 (aged 71)
Political party	Liberal
Relations	Jacob Thomas Schell, brother

Malcolm Smith Schell (November 13, 1855 – December 25, 1926) was a Canadian politician.

Born in County of Oxford, near Woodstock, Canada West, son of Jacob Schell and Catherine Smith. He is Great Grandson of Johann Christian Schell, a Palatine German from German Flatts, New York who died fighting for the Americans in 1782 on his farm. The family moved to Canada after the American Revolution to take advantage of the land available in Ontario. Schell was educated at public schools and Woodstock College. An agriculturist, a lumberman and a produce exporter, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario electoral district of Oxford South in the federal election of 1904. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and was defeated in 1911 and 1917.

His brother Jacob Thomas also served in the House of Commons.

1904 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Malcolm S. Schell	2,565
	Conservative	J. C. Henderson	2,070

1908 Canadian federal election: South Riding of Oxford
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Malcolm Smith Schell	2,712
	Conservative	Donald Sutherland	2,619

References

The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904

External links

Malcolm Smith Schell – Parliament of Canada biography

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