John Edward McCormack (July 6, 1917
– March 14, 1953
) was a lawyer and political figure in
Saskatchewan
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. He represented
Souris-Estevan from 1948 to 1953 in the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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as a
Liberal
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Politics
* Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist.
* An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by country ...
.
He was born in
Estevan, Saskatchewan
Estevan is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5.
History
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, the son of Albert McCormack and Bertha Rech, and was educated there and at the
University of Saskatchewan
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. McCormack lived in Estevan. He served as a squadron leader in the
Royal Canadian Air Force
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during
World War II
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.
McCormack died in office in
Regina at the age of 35 as the result of an automobile accident.
References
Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs
1917 births
1953 deaths
Road incident deaths in Canada
Accidental deaths in Saskatchewan
Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II
Royal Canadian Air Force officers
20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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