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James William Baskin

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James William Baskin
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Renfrew South
In office
June 10, 1957 – April 7, 1963
Preceded byJames Joseph McCann
Succeeded byJohn James Greene
Personal details
Born(1920-01-04)January 4, 1920
Norwood, Ontario
DiedJanuary 8, 1999(1999-01-08) (aged 79)
NationalityCanadian
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Occupationbusinessman, lumberman

James William Baskin (January 4, 1920 – January 8, 1999) was a Canadian politician, businessman and lumberman. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of Renfrew South in the 1957 federal election. He was re-elected in 1958 and 1962.

The son of James Robert Baskin and Ethel Gill, he was educated in Norwood. In 1940, he married Gladys L. Scott. Baskin operated a wholesale lumber business in Renfrew.[1]

He lost in the elections of 1963, 1965 and 1968, the latter in which he was a candidate for the riding of Lanark and Renfrew. Prior to his federal political experience, he served in World War II in the Royal Canadian Air Force for five years.

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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