Cephas Barker Mark (July 31, 1872 – January 5, 1942) was a druggist and political figure in

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

. He represented

Rosetown Rosetown may refer to: Places *Rosetown, South Australia, locality in South Australia *Rosetown, Saskatchewan, town in Saskatchewan, Canada **Rosetown Airport Electoral districts in Saskatchewan *Rosetown (federal electoral district), former fed ...

in the

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan () is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan, in the ...

, from 1912 to 1917, as a Liberal.Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan
Biog. - Mark, Cephas Barker - Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan
accessdate: February 4, 2024 Mark was born in

Little Britain, Ontario Little Britain is a compact rural community in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. It is located southwest of Lindsay. Formerly a part of Mariposa Township and Victoria County, Little Britain is now part of Ward 4, City of Kawartha ...

, the son of Joseph Mark and Philippa Netherton. He was educated in Lindsay and at the Toronto School of Pharmacy. In 1904, Cephas Barker Mark married Elizabeth Edith Swain in Mariposa Township, Ontario.Cephas Barker Mark, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927" • FamilySearch
Cephas Barker Mark, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927" • FamilySearch
accessdate: February 4, 2024 The 1906 Census shows Mark living in Minnedosa, Manitoba.Library and Archives Canada
Item: C B Mark - Library and Archives Canada
Manitoba, Marquette (5), town of Minnedosa (19); page 26, Line 26, family 197; CB Mark, 33, head; in household with Lily, 28; Roll: T-18355; accessdate: February 4, 2024 The 1911 Census of Canada shows Mark working as a druggist in

, Saskatchewan.1911 Census of Canada - Library and Archives Canada
Item: Cephas Car Marks - Library and Archives Canada
Saskatchewan, Battleford (208), Rosetown, div 3; page 8, Family 61, Line 12; Cephas Carter Marks, 38, head, druggist; in household with Elizabeth Edith, 34, Sarah Ellen Swain, 29; Roll: T-20451; accessdate: February 4, 2024 Mark served one term in the Saskatchewan Legislature and did not run for a second term in the October, 1917 election. Mark returned to Ontario before 1921 where he farmed and eventually retired.Library and Archives Canada
Item: Cephas Mark - Library and Archives Canada
; Ontario, Victoria (135), Mariposa (23) Div 2; page 1, Family 5, Line 15; Cephas Mark, 48, head; in household with Lillie Mark, 44, Phillippa, 65, Ella, 1; accessdate: February 4, 2024

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Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1872 births 1942 deaths Canadian pharmacists People from Kawartha Lakes People from Rosetown University of Toronto alumni 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{Liberal-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub