Hugh Clifford Dunfield (April 2, 1891 – March 11, 1973) was a rancher, heating contractor and political figure in

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. He represented Meadow Lake from 1952 to 1956 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of John Dunfield and Mary McKillop, and was educated in

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, attending Wesley Methodist College. Dunfield came to

Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan Meadow Lake is a city in the boreal forest of northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. Its location is about northeast of Lloydminster and north of North Battleford. Founded as a trading post in 1799, it became a village in 1931 and a town in 1936 ...

in 1915. In 1918, he married Ella Carrigill. He was a supervisor for the Meadow Lake Indian Reserve and served on the local hospital board, the school board and the

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. Dunfield was also a

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and was mayor of Meadow Lake from 1958 to 1960. He was defeated by

Alphonse Peter Weber Alphonse Peter Weber (1904 – 1 October 1963) was a Canadian politician from the province of Saskatchewan who represented the constituency of Meadow Lake from 1956–1960. Personal life Weber was born in St. Leo, Minnesota, United States. W ...

when he ran for reelection in 1956.

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Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1891 births 1973 deaths Mayors of places in Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub