Famous People with Name Mccrae

John Alexander McCrae            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Alexander McCrae: was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I and a surgeon during the battle of Ypres. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem In Flanders Fields.

Gwen McCrae            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gwen McCrae: an American R&B singer, best known for her 1975 hit "Rockin' Chair".[1]Gwen was the youngest of five children. She grew up singing in her pentecostal church and later discovered secular singers like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin.[1] She began performing i

John Jones McCrae            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Jones McCrae: was the 21st governor of Mississippi, from 1854 to 1857. He was a Democrat. He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th and 36th congresses, and in the Confederate Congress during the Amer

James Collus McCrae            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Collus McCrae: is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1986 to 1999, in the Progressive Conservative Party caucus. From 1988 to 1999, McCrae was a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Gary Filmon. McCrae was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1986 provincial election, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Arnold Grambo by 1409 votes in the riding of Brandon West. The NDP under Howard Pawley narrowly won the election, and McCrae joined 25 other Progressive Conservatives in the opposition. McCrae was re-elected over Liberal candidate John Worley by 1421 votes, with the NDP falling to third place. On May 9, 1988, McCrae was appointed Attorney-General (renamed Minister of Justice and Attorney-General) in 1990, Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Minister of Cooperative Development, with responsibility for Constitutional Affairs and the Liquor Control Act. On April 21, 1989, he was relieved of all his ministries and responsibilities except for the primary portfolio of Attorney-General.