James Steedsman (January 24, 1864 – March 16, 1959) was a Manitoba farmer who was elected to the

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as a member of the agrarian

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. He was born in

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, Canada West and schooled in

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. In 1882, he moved to

Deloraine, Manitoba Deloraine is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Deloraine – Winchester within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1, 2015. It is situated near the Turtle Mountains in the southwestern ...

where he became a farmer. He became involved in the farmers' movement and served as vice-president of the Manitoba Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company, and Director of the Deloraine Milling Company. Steedsman was first elected from Souris to the House of Commons in the 1921 federal election in which the Progressives made their breakthrough; defeating Manitoba Conservative Party leader

Richard Gardiner Willis Richard Gardiner Willis (February 10, 1865-February 1929) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was the leader of the Manitoba Conservative Party from 1919 to 1922, and served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 until his death ...

. He was re-elected in the 1925 federal election and again in

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before being defeated in the 1930 federal election.

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* 1864 births 1959 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Progressive Party of Canada MPs Farmers from Manitoba People from Deloraine, Manitoba {{Manitoba-politician-stub