Frank Meakes
Frank Meakes (February 20, 1917 – July 8, 1989[1]) was a political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Touchwood from 1956 to 1964 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member and from 1967 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
He was born in
Emerald, was a director for the Roundplain Telephone Company and served on the local school board.[1] He was defeated by George Trapp when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1964.[2] Meakes served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Cooperation and Co-operative Development. After he retired from politics in 1975, Meakes served as mayor of Lestock. He also was a director for the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation and served on the executive for the Parkland Regional Library Board.[1]
Meakes was married twice: first to Mary Luthi in 1943 and then to Margaret (Lazar) Horn in 1977 after the death of his first wife.[1] He died in Lestock at the age of 72.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Frank Meakes fonds". Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
- ISBN 0889771650. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
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