James Smith Aitken (7 November 1881 – 29 July 1964
) was a
Scottish-born farmer and political figure in
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...
, Canada. He represented
Hanley from 1944 to 1948 in the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the na ...
as a
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.
Aitken was born in
Pencaitland,
East Lothian, Scotland to William Aitken and Jane Smith Aitken. He emigrated to Scotland in 1905,
[1911 Census of Canada] when he purchased a farm near
Cheviot, Saskatchewan in 1905. Aitken married Elizabeth Goodale. After his wife's death in 1937, he spent some time in Scotland and
New Zealand
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before returning to Saskatchewan. After leaving politics, Aitken spent his winters in
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The ...
.
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Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs
20th-century Canadian legislators
1881 births
1964 deaths
People from Pencaitland
Scottish emigrants to Canada
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