Jim McPherson
James McPherson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1986 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. Political career. McPherson ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1982 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Red Deer defeating future Member of Parliament Bob Mills by a wide margin. McPherson retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1986 after serving a term in office.