George Alexander Cruickshank (13 February 1897 – 17 November 1970) was a Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Minot, North Dakota

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, United States

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  and moved to Canada later in 1897. He became a farmer by career.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Fraser Valley

Fraser Valley (electoral district)

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 riding in the 1940 general election

Canadian federal election, 1940

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 then re-elected in 1945

Canadian federal election, 1945

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 and 1949

Canadian federal election, 1949

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. Cruickshank was defeated by Alexander Bell Patterson

Alexander Bell Patterson

Alexander Bell Patterson was a long time Canadian Member of Parliament and was briefly leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada. Patterson, a minister by profession, was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1953 election from the riding of Fraser Valley, British Columbia. He...

 in the 1953 election

Canadian federal election, 1953

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Cruickshank served as reeve of Matsqui, British Columbia

District of Matsqui

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 from 1931 to 1940. He died in Abbotsford, British Columbia

Abbotsford, British Columbia

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 in on 17 November 1970.

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