James Edward Phipps Snedker (March 11, 1911March 31, 198
was an
England, English-born farmer, business owner and political figure in
Saskatchewan
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, Canada. He represented
Saltcoats
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in the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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from 1960 to 1971 as a
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.
He came to Saskatchewan with his family at a young age but returned to England for his education. In the late 1920s, he returned to Saskatchewan and settled on a farm near
Saltcoats
Saltcoats ( gd, Baile an t-Salainn) is a town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water of the Firth of Clyde, carried out in small cottages al ...
. Snedker also owned the Saltcoats Seed Company. He was a member of the
local school board and of hospital boards in the area. Snedker was also a judge for the Canadian Trotting Association. He served as
speaker for the Saskatchewan assembly from 1965 to 1971. Snedker was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1971.
References
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Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
1911 births
1981 deaths
People from Northamptonshire (before 1974)
British emigrants to Canada
People from Saltcoats, Saskatchewan
Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs
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