Joshua MacArthur

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Joshua Gordon MacArthur

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|10|19}}

| birth_place = Poplar Grove, Prince Edward Island

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|07|23|1911|10|19}}

| death_place = Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island

| occupation = Politician, farmer, carpenter

| term = 1970-1976

| party = Liberal

| spouse = {{Marriage|Edna Noye|1933}}, {{Marriage|Vera Jannette Smallman|1969}}

| relatives = {{Plainlist|

George Percy MacArthur (father)

Caroline Alice Adams (mother)

}}

| office = Representative of 2nd Prince

| predecessor =

| successor =

| children = {{Plainlist|https://www.peildo.ca/islandora/object/leg%3A20883

With Edna Noye
George
Joyce
Arnold
Nita
Wilfred
Wyman
Verna
Audrey
Eric
Ivan
With Vera Jannette Smallman
Herman Smallman}}

| 1blankname = Religion

| religion =

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Joshua Gordon MacArthur (October 19, 1911 – July 23, 1980) was a carpenter, farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1970 to 1976 as a Liberal.{{cite book|title=Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs|last=Weeks|first=Blair|isbn=1-894838-01-7|year=2002|publisher=Acorn Press|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mindinghousebiog0000week}}

He was born in Poplar Grove, Prince Edward Island, the son of George Percy MacArthur and Caroline Alice Adams. He was married twice: to Edna Noye in 1933 and to Vera Jannette Smallman, the daughter of Forrest Phillips, in 1969.{{Cite web |title=Joshua Gordon MacArthur {{!}} Prince Edward Island Legislative Documents Online |url=https://www.peildo.ca/islandora/object/leg:20883 |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=www.peildo.ca}}

First elected in the 1970 election, he won by a margin of just eight votes over Progressive Conservative leader George Key. His victory was subsequently confirmed on a judicial recount."PEI recount confirms loss by Tory leader". The Globe and Mail, May 28, 1970.

MacArthur resigned due to poor health in 1976. He died at the Stewart Memorial Health Centre in Tyne Valley at the age of 68.