Charles David Cuming (April 7, 1900 – April 27, 1995) was a political figure in

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. He represented Souris-Estevan from 1944 to 1948 in the

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as a

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(CCF) member. He was born in Inchkeith, Saskatchewan and educated in Inchkeith, in

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and in

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. Cuming was a director for the Saskatchewan section of the

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and also served on the local school board. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1948. After leaving politics, Cuming served as sheriff for the

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district until he retired in 1965. He died in Regina at the age of 95.

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Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 1900 births 1995 deaths Saskatchewan school board members 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{CCF-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub