Reuben James Waugh (January 30, 1875 – October 14, 1945) was a politician in

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. He served in the

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from 1920 to 1922 as a member of the Conservative Party. Waugh resided in

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during his time in the legislature. He was born in

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, the son of Joseph Waugh, and was educated there and at Trinity Medical College. Before graduating, he taught school at Cape Croker. He practised in

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and Lion's Head before moving to

in 1903. He served as a coroner for the province and as chairman of the local school board. Waugh married Katherine Potts. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1920 provincial election, defeating incumbent

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John Graham by 217 votes in the

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constituency. The Liberals won a

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in this election, and Waugh sat with his party on the opposition benches. He was defeated in the 1922 election, losing to John Muirhead of the

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by 135 votes. Waugh attempted to return to the legislature in the 1927 election, but lost to Muirhead by only 34 votes. He challenged Muirhead again in the 1932 election, and this time lost by 236 votes. He served as mayor of Carberry from 1938 to 1945. Waugh died in Carberry in 1945. R J Waugh Elementary School was named in his honour.,

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Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs People from Carberry, Manitoba 1875 births 1945 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in Manitoba 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba {{Manitoba-MLA-stub