Leonard Melvin Larson (November 11, 1912 – March 1977) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Pelly from 1964 to 1967 as a

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(CCF) member and from 1971 to 1977 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member in the

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. He was born on a farm near

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. Larson helped found the Kamsack Credit Union and the Kamsack Community Clinic. He also served as chairman of the local school board, as an officer of the

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and as a member of the

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. Larson ran unsuccessfully for the

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seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the federal elections of 1962 and 1963. He was defeated by

Jim Barrie James Ross Barrie (August 14, 1904 – November 1976) was a merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Pelly from 1956 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1971 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born ...

when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1967. He died in office at the age of 64.

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Son of Ludvig Larson. Born in Norway.Sør Odal . Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MLAs 1912 births 1977 deaths People from Kamsack, Saskatchewan 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{CCF-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub