Duncan John McCuaig (May 22, 1882 – July 20, 1960) was a

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farmer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Maple Creek in the House of Commons of Canada from 1945 to 1949 as a CCF member. He was born in Brechin, Ontario. McCuaig worked 13 years in the

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silver mine before moving west around 1912, settling in the

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area. He served as reeve for White Valley. McCuaig was married twice: to Audra "Molly" Anderson in 1905 and to Ethel Glassford in 1940 after his first wife's death. He died of heart failure at the age of 78.

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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPs 20th-century Canadian politicians 1882 births 1960 deaths {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub