Kenneth Hamill More (25 May 1907 – 24 October 1993) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in

Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan Qu'Appelle () is a town in Saskatchewan, located on Saskatchewan Highway 35, Highway 35 approximately east of the provincial capital (political), capital of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina. Qu'Appelle was for a time the terminus of the Canadia ...

and became a businessman, clothier, manager and secretary-treasurer by career. He was first elected at the

Regina City Regina City was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. This Riding (division), riding was created in 1933 from parts of Regina ...

riding in the 1958 general election after making an unsuccessful bid for the seat in

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

. More was re-elected there in

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

defeating former Premier

Tommy Douglas Thomas Clement Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as the seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Bap ...

, the first leader of the

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. He was again re-elected in

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

and

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

. After riding boundary changes in the late 1960s, More's House of Commons career was ended with his defeat at the

Regina—Lake Centre Regina—Lake Centre was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Humboldt—Melfort, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, ...

riding in the 1968 election to

Les Benjamin Leslie Gordon "Les" Benjamin (April 29, 1925 – June 16, 2003) was a Canadian politician who served in the House of Commons of Canada. Benjamin was first elected to the House of Commons in 1968 as a New Democratic Party MP from Saskatchewan. I ...

of the

. In 1985, More was appointed to the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame for his leadership and support of sports in Saskatchewan during his life. He was president of the Saskatchewan Amateur Hockey Association prior to entering federal politics.

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Saskatoon Library: Biography-More, Ken
1907 births 1993 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan People from Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Saskatchewan-MP-stub