John George MacKay

John George MacKay ( born November 6, 1893 in Albany, Prince Edward Iceland, † October 21, 1974 in Charlottetown ) was a Canadian politician. From 1969 until his death he was vice- governor of the province of Prince Edward Iceland.

MacKay worked for various agricultural organizations. He ran a dairy farmer association, an agricultural school and a pig farmer association. During World War II he served in the Canadian Army. As a member of the Prince Edward Iceland Liberal Party MacKay was elected in 1949 in a by-election in the Legislative Assembly. Four times in a row, he succeeded in re-election, most recently in 1962. Twice he was a member of the provincial government in 1952 as Minister without portfolio under John Walter Jones, and from 1959 to 1962 as Minister of Infrastructure and roads under Alexander Wallace Matheson. In 1966 he resigned as an MP. Governor General Roland Michener sworn MacKay on October 6, 1969 as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Iceland. Shortly before the end of his five-year tenure, he died.