James Chisholm King (July 11, 1886 – 1970) was a dentist and political figure in

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. He represented Humboldt from 1935 to 1938 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

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, the son of George King and Frances Annie Chisholm, and was educated there, in Dauphin and at

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, where he received a DDS degree. King practised as a dentist in Winnipeg before moving to

Humboldt, Saskatchewan Humboldt is a city in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 113 km east of Saskatoon at the junction of Highway 5 and Highway 20. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Humboldt No. 370. History Named after Ger ...

in 1911. He served as mayor of Humboldt from 1920 to 1923 and in 1931. King was president of the Saskatchewan Council of Dental Surgeons and was also a

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. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1935 by-election held after the death of James Hogan.

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Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1886 births 1970 deaths Mayors of places in Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub