Researching John Macfarlane

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he attended the University of Toronto Schools and Western Canada High School. He studied at the University of Alberta (Calgary), where in his second year he became editor of The Gauntlet. In 1965, he started as an editorial writer at The Globe and Mail becoming an entertainment editor in 1967. In 1968, he became an entertainment editor at the Toronto Star and became an associate editor at Maclean's in 1970. From 1972 to 1974, he was the editor of Toronto Life, leaving in 1974 as president of Analytical Communications Incorporated, a public relations company. From 1975 to 1976, he was executive editor of Maclean's. From 1976 to 1980, he was the editor of Weekend Magazine. From 1980 to 1987, he was the publisher of Saturday Night. From 1987 to 1990, he was the publisher and editor-in-chief of the Financial Times of Canada. Briefly, from 1991 to 1992, he was the managing director of news, features and information programming at CTV. In 1992, he was appointed editor at Toronto Life and is also the vice-president of strategic development of Toronto Life's owner, St. Joseph's Media. In 2007, Sarah Fulford took over as editor.

He is the co-author of the 1972 book, The Death of Hockey. He is a member of the board of directors of the Royal Conservatory of Music.

He unsuccessfully contested the for, and the for .

He then represented the Waitemata electorate from 1876 to 1879, when he was defeated.

He was born in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland and arrived in Auckland via Sydney. He died in Auckland on 2 February 1880 from cancer of the stomach.

Two or three years before his death he lost a bet that a "prominent politician" would soon be in Mt Eden (gaol) and Swanson kept and showed but did not cash the cheque for £80 he received from Macfarlane.

He was born in Gargunnock and was educated in Scotland. He later worked for a law office in Stirling. In 1910, MacFarlane came to Canada, where he worked on farms and eventually earned his engineer's certificate. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in agriculture. MacFarlane served with the Royal Canadian Engineers and then with the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. After the war, he worked for the Soldier Settlement Board for three years. MacFarlane then settled on a farm near Carlea, Saskatchewan, where he raised Clydesdale horses, Shorthorn cattle, Yorkshire pigs, Shropshire sheep and Barred Rock chickens. He also served on the Alysham School Board. In 1920, he married Jean Gray.

MacFarlane was defeated by Oakland Woods Valleau when he ran for reelection in 1938.

He was a director for the United Grain Growers from 1947 to 1968 and was president of the Saskatchewan Registered Seed Growers plant at Moose Jaw. From 1930 to 1933, he was president of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Societies Association.

MacFarlane was named to the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame in 1979.

He was born in Glasgow and studied medicine at Glasgow University, qualifying in 1837. He worked as a ship's doctor until 1840, when he settled in Sydney and opened a practice. In 1847 he married Agnes Grace Johnstone. He was honorary physician at Sydney Infirmary from 1847 to 1869 and an examiner for the University of Sydney in 1856; he was also awarded an honorary degree from the University of Melbourne. In 1860 he was president of the Australian Medical Association. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1858 to 1861 and from 1861 to 1870.

He died in Sydney on, survived by his wife Agnes, 2 daughters and 3 sons.