He lost re-election in 1971, and later worked as the director of the Office of Consumer Affairs and the head of the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

[2] McIntosh had previously been involved in Democratic Party politics since high school, and he became a committeeman in the 29th ward.

[5] At the same time, he pushed back against civil rights leader Cecil B. Moore's call for minority set-asides in city hiring, saying "I don't go along with the idea for designating any particular job for a race.

[10] He also led an investigation in City Council when a black police captain died after being refused admission to Philadelphia General Hospital in 1966.

[15] He was easily re-nominated for a fourth term in 1971, but faced an unexpectedly tight race as the mayoral candidacy of Frank Rizzo scrambled voters' loyalties.

[16] He lost the general election to Republican Ethel D. Allen, and was the only Democrat on the council to lose that year.

[2] He later worked as a legislative liaison at the Philadelphia Parking Authority and remained active in government as a consultant well into his eighties.

[2] After a funeral at Holy Trinity Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, he was buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.