Rosscoe Arnold McCarthy (January 8, 1891 – 1970) was a political figure in

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. He represented Cannington from 1949 to 1964 in the

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as a Liberal. He was born in

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, the son of John McCarthy, and was educated there and in

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. In 1921, McCarthy married Annie Ruth McDonnell. He served on the council for the rural municipality of Golden West, also serving as reeve. McCarthy lived in Corning. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1949 by-election held after

William John Patterson William John Patterson (May 13, 1886 – June 10, 1976) was a Liberal politician and the sixth premier of Saskatchewan from 1935 to 1944. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 1921 election. He succeeded Jam ...

was named to federal Board of Transport Commissioners.

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Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1891 births 1970 deaths 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{Liberal-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub