predecessor successor death_date birth_place office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name
joseph-olivier coté rodolphe boudreau 10 april 1927 wexford , ireland clerk of the privy council 06 august 1845 may 20 , 1882 john joseph mcgee
 may 5 , 1907 john joseph mcgee
john joseph mcgee

john joseph mcgee -lrb- august 6 , 1845 -- april 10 , 1927 -rrb- was clerk of the privy council of canada from may 20 , 1882 to may 5 , 1907 and is the longest-serving occupant of the position .
born in wexford , ireland , mcgee immigrated to canada in 1863 at the request of his half-brother d'arcy mcgee .
he finished his education at mcgill university and joined the civil service in 1879 as a first class clerk in the department of the interior .
he became assistant clerk of the queen 's privy council in 1880 and became clerk of the privy council two years later .
