John James Smith was a Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. Born in Storthoaks, Saskatchewan

Storthoaks, Saskatchewan

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, Canada

Canada

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, he was educated at Fertile, Saskatchewan

Fertile, Saskatchewan

Fertile is a small farming hamlet in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, located 3 miles west of the Manitoba border and 40 miles north of the U.S border in the rural municipality # 31.-Demographics:...

 and became a farmer by career.

Smith became reeve of Storthoaks No. 31, Saskatchewan

Storthoaks No. 31, Saskatchewan

The Rural Municipality of Storthoaks No. 31, Saskatchewan was originally called Storkoaks and is now named Storthoaks as of March 15, 1912. The original founding date of Storthoaks was December 11, 1911 -Population:...

, the youngest person in Saskatchewan at that time to hold a municipal leadership.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Moose Mountain

Moose Mountain (electoral district)

Moose Mountain was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1968.This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Assiniboia, Qu’Appelle and Weyburn ridings...

 riding in the 1949 general election

Canadian federal election, 1949

The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...

. After serving his only federal term, the 21st Canadian Parliament

21st Canadian Parliament

The 21st Canadian Parliament was in session from September 15, 1949 until June 13, 1953. The membership was set by the 1949 federal election on June 27, 1949, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1953 election.It was controlled by a...

, Smith was defeated in the 1953 election

Canadian federal election, 1953

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 by Edward McCullough

Edward McCullough

Edward George McCullough was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and became a farmer....

 of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

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. Smith was unsuccessful at winning the Moose Mountain riding in 1957

Canadian federal election, 1957

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 and 1958

Canadian federal election, 1958

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