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Maurice John Willis (May 1900 – November 10, 1975)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141849490/maurice-j-willis was an educator 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 Elrose from 1944 to 1960 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 ...
as a
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(CCF) member. He was born in
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and educated at the
University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1877, it is the first university of Western Canada. Both by total student enrolment and campus area, the University of ...
. Willis was principal of the Elrose School for six years and then of the Eston High School for 29 years. He was president of the local Teachers' Association and served as councillor to the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation from 1939 to 1942.


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Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 1900 births 1975 deaths University of Manitoba alumni Canadian educators 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{CCF-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub