James William Baskin
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| Born | January 4, 1920 lumberman |
James William Baskin (January 4, 1920 – January 8, 1999) was a Canadian politician, businessman and
lumberman. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of Renfrew South in the 1957 federal election
. He was re-elected in 1958 and 1962.
The son of James Robert Baskin and Ethel Gill, he was educated in Norwood. In 1940, he married Gladys L. Scott. Baskin operated a wholesale lumber business in Renfrew.[1]
He lost in the elections of 1963, 1965 and 1968, the latter in which he was a candidate for the riding of
Lanark and Renfrew. Prior to his federal political experience, he served in World War II in the Royal Canadian Air Force
for five years.
References
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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