Clifford Honey Thurston (May 16, 1911 – 1992) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Lumsden from 1956 to 1964 in the

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as a

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(CCF) member. He was born in

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, the son of Charles William Thurston and Della Blanch Dorland, and was educated in Regina. In 1938, Thurston married Bernie Alberta Lear. He was defeated by Darrel Heald when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1964 and in 1967 and then again by

John Gary Lane John Gary Lane , (born May 2, 1942), commonly known as Gary Lane, is a judge and former political figure in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. He represented Lumsden from 1971 to 1975 and Qu'Appelle from 1975 to 1976 as a Liberal and then ...

in 1971.

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Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian politicians 1911 births 1992 deaths {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub