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
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. He represented
Elrose from 1944 to 1960 in the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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as a
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
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(CCF) member.
He was born in
Stony Mountain, Manitoba
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and educated at the
University of Manitoba
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. 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.
References
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
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