Jack St. John
Jack St. John (September 20, 1906Portage la Prairie, Manitoba[2] – May 7, 1965) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1953 to 1958.[1]
The son of Bertram A. St. John, he was educated in Portage la Prairie and
Winnipeg, and worked as a pharmacist, druggist and small businessman. He was an alderman in the City of Winnipeg from 1944 to 1953,[2]
sitting with the conservative Civic Election Committee group.
St. John was a member of the University of Manitoba varsity hockey team which won the
St. Louis and Buffalo.[2] He played 46 games with the St. Louis Flyers in the 1931–32 season, and achieved three goals, one assist and twenty-two penalty minutes. (He had also played three games for the Kansas City Pla-Mors in the 1930–31 season, scoring no points.)[4]
In 1942, he married Ragna Johnson.[2]
He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the
Winnipeg Centre. He served as a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell
's government during his time in the legislature, and was known for opposing prison reforms.
Manitoba's electoral map was dramatically redrawn prior to the
.St. John died at home in Winnipeg at the age of 58.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
- ^ a b c d e "Jack St. John (1906-1965)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-08-28.
- ^ "1927-1928 U of M Varsity Hockey Team". University of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ Jack St. John career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database