[1] MacBeth served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1945 on the corvette 'Orangeville' and attained the rank of Petty Officer.
Community involvement ranged from the Kiwanis club of the Kingsway, to Masons lodge 655, to president of the Ontario Cancer Society.
In the 1971 provincial election he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of York West.
[7] MacBeth was appointed to cabinet On June 1, 1974 as Minister of Labour to replace Fern Guindon who was seeking Federal office.
[8] In 1977, he briefly held the position of Minister of Correctional Services after Arthur Meen retired from office.
[4] He died while vacationing in Tulsa, Oklahoma after achieving a life goal to see all 50 states (Texas was the last) and is buried by his parents and youngest daughter with his wife at Park Lawn Cemetery in Etobicoke.