Magnus (Max) Ramsland (January 30, 1882 – November 17, 1918) was a

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politician. He was elected to the

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in the 1917 provincial election as the Liberal MLA for Pelly, but died of the

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in 1918 after less than a year in office. Born in

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to merchant and politician Ole Ramsland, he moved to

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in 1903. In 1906, Ramsland married Sarah McEwen, the granddaughter of Minnesota politician Charles D. McEwen, in Buffalo Lake, Minnesota. He helped found the town of Buchanan before the Ramslands settled at their final home in

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. In the by-election held following his death, he was succeeded by his widow Sarah, who became the first woman ever elected to the Saskatchewan legislature.

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1882 births 1918 deaths Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic People from Buchanan, Saskatchewan People from Kamsack, Saskatchewan People from Sacred Heart, Minnesota American emigrants to Canada American people of Norwegian descent Canadian people of Norwegian descent 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{Liberal-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub