Isaak Elias (April 27, 1912 – May 1, 1998) was an educator, merchant and political figure in

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. He represented

Rosthern Rosthern is a town at the juncture of Saskatchewan Highway 11, Highway 11 and Saskatchewan Highway 312, Highway 312 in the central area of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located roughly halfway between the cities of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Princ ...

from 1956 to 1960 in the

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as a

Social Credit Social credit is a distributive philosophy of political economy developed by C. H. Douglas. Douglas attributed economic downturns to discrepancies between the cost of goods and the compensation of the workers who made them. To combat what he ...

member. He was born in

Rosthern, Saskatchewan Rosthern is a town at the juncture of Highway 11 and Highway 312 in the central area of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located roughly halfway between the cities of Prince Albert and Saskatoon. History Mennonite settlers, led by Gerhard Ens, beg ...

. He taught in rural public schools. In 1934, Elias married Annie Epp. In 1946, he retired from teaching due to poor health and entered the retail business. He was manager for the Hepburn Co-operative Association, then managed a store in Langham and later worked in the bankruptcy department of Touche Ross & Company. Elias also served on the local school board. In 1953, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the

seat in the Canadian House of Commons.

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Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan MLAs 1912 births 1998 deaths People from Rosthern, Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub