Famous People with Name Macklin

Matthew Macklin            Origin/Culture/Country: Scottish

Matthew Macklin: is a Birmingham born Irish professional boxer who fights at middleweight or the divisions either side. Macklin became a talented hurling player in his own right, Macklin is still a close friend of leading hurler Eoin Kelly and attends hurling events such

Sir James Macklin            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Sir James Macklin: was a businessman active in public life in Wiltshire, England. He was Mayor of Salisbury six times, his term of office running through most of the First World War. He was also a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for Wiltshire. For his public se

Michael John Macklin            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Michael John Macklin: is a former Australian Franciscan friar, educator and fundraiser who was an Australian Democrats senator for Queensland, (1981–1990). In later life, he served as executive dean of the faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Ne

Paul Harold Macklin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paul Harold Macklin: is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Northumberland—Quinte West of the Liberal Party caucus from 2000 to 2006. He was first elected to Parliament in the federal election of 2000, winning a fairly easily victory over his Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative opponents in the riding of Northumberland. The CA and PC parties merged in late 2003, and Macklin faced a much more difficult challenge in that year's federal election, defeating Conservative Doug Galt by only 313 votes. Macklin served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from February 2002 to December 2003, and was re-appointed to the position on July 20, 2004. He was defeated by Conservative Rick Norlock in the 2006 election. Macklin was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate for the riding of Northumberland-Quinte West for the 2008 election, and was again defeated by Norlock.

Alvin Mackling            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alvin Mackling: is a longtime Democratic Socialist. He was an alderman in the former city of St. James from 1961 to 1969 and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1973 and from 1981 to 1988. He was a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party governments of Edward Schreyer and Howard Pawley. In the early 1940s he was smitten by the social gospel of J. S. Woodsworth and Stanley Knowles. He became an active member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Young People's Movement, becoming its President. In 1949 he went back to school graduating from United College (now the University of Winnipeg) in 1953. He worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway as a yardman for a year, then entered the Manitoba Law School in 1954, graduating in 1958. During his university years he was actively involved in University Mock Parliament as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).