John Morrison (Canadian politician)
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Morrison was a Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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member for the Progressive Party of Canada
Progressive Party of Canada
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from 1921 to 1925 representing the riding of Weyburn
Weyburn (electoral district)
Weyburn was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1949.This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Assiniboia, Qu'Appelle and Regina ridings...
. At the time of his election he was a farmer residing in Yellow Grass
Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan
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, Saskatchewan
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He was defeated in the 1925 election and unsuccessfully ran in the 1926 election.