James William Baskin
Politician
1920 – 1999
Who was James William Baskin?
James William Baskin 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.
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.
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- Born
- Jan 4, 1920
Norwood, Ontario - Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 8, 1999
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on July 23, 2013
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