Austin Edwin Dewar (24 April 1912 – 15 December 1985) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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and became an insurance agent, contractor, farmer, grain merchant and hotelier by career. He was first elected to Parliament at the Qu'Appelle riding in the 1949 general election. After serving in the

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, Dewar did not seek another federal term in the 1953 election.

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* 1912 births 1985 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan 20th-century Canadian farmers 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Farmers from Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-MP-stub