James Grassick (March 2, 1868 – August 4, 1956) was a businessman and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1929 to 1934 as a

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Biography

He was born in

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, the son of George Grassick and Ann Jane Bell, both natives of

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, and moved to

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with his parents in 1878. The family settled in

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four years later. Grassick worked in the delivery business for a time before establishing the Capital Ice Company. He was also an agent for the Imperial Oil Company. In 1897, he married Jessie Beattie. Grassick served on Regina town council from 1900 to 1904 and was mayor from 1920 to 1922 and again from 1940 to 1941. He died when he was hit by the driver of a vehicle at the age of 88. There are two parks and a street named in his honor in the city of Regina. There is also a lake in northern Saskatchewan named after him. His daughter Marion married

Edward Cyril Malone Edward Cyril "Ted" Malone (born July 17, 1937) is a retired Saskatchewan lawyer, politician and judge. He represented Regina Lakeview in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1973 to 1978 and was leader of the Liberal Party of Saskatch ...

References

Mayors of Regina, Saskatchewan Pedestrian road incident deaths 1868 births 1956 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs {{Saskatchewan-mayor-stub