John Edward Gryde (April 17, 1882 – 1957) was an American-born general merchant and political figure in

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. He represented Cypress from 1929 to 1934 in the

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as a

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. He was born in Grafton, Walsh County,

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, the son of Kittel K. Gryde and Ireborg Torgeson, both natives of

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. In 1912, Gryde married Genna Dorine Nyhus. Gryde was postmaster for Waldville, Saskatchewan and served on the town council for Climax, also serving as mayor. He had moved his house from Waldville to Climax in 1923. Gryde was defeated by

Clarence Stork Clarence Stork (October 9, 1896 – February 3, 1970) was an English-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Shaunavon from 1934 to 1938 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Farmer-Labour Group member. ...

when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1934. He died in a car crash in 1952.

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Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs 1882 births 1957 deaths Mayors of places in Saskatchewan Road incident deaths in Canada American emigrants to Canada {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub