James William Baskin

James William Baskin
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Renfrew South
In office
1957  1963
Preceded by James Joseph McCann
Succeeded by John James Greene
Personal details
Born (1920-01-04)January 4, 1920
Norwood, Ontario
Died January 8, 1999(1999-01-08) (aged 79)
Nationality Canadian
Political party Progressive Conservative
Occupation businessman, lumberman
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James William Baskin (January 4, 1920 in Norwood, Ontario, Canada – January 8, 1999) was a Canadian politician, businessman and lumberman. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons 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

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


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