Macphail, << muhk FAYL, >> Agnes Campbell (1890-1954), was the first woman ever elected to the Canadian House of Commons. She served in the federal Parliament from 1921 to 1940, and in the Ontario Legislature from 1943 to 1945 and from 1948 to 1951. She represented Canada in the Assembly of the League of Nations. Macphail was elected to Parliament as a United Farmers of Ontario candidate. She later supported the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. She was born on March 24, 1890, in Grey County, Ontario, and taught in Canadian schools before entering politics. She died on Feb. 13, 1954.
