John James "J.J." Smith (9 May 1912 – 23 June 1987) was a Liberal party member of the

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. Born in Storthoaks, Saskatchewan, Canada, he was educated at

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and became a farmer by career. Smith became reeve of

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, the youngest person in Saskatchewan at that time to hold a municipal leadership. He was first elected to Parliament at the Moose Mountain riding in the 1949 general election. After serving his only federal term, the

21st Canadian Parliament The 21st Canadian Parliament was in session from September 15, 1949, until June 13, 1953. The membership was set by the 1949 Canadian federal election, 1949 federal election on June 27, 1949, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and b ...

, Smith was defeated in the 1953 election by

Edward McCullough Edward George McCullough (28 May 1909 – 17 June 1994) was a Canadian politician and farmer. McCullough was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and became a fa ...

of the

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. Smith was unsuccessful at winning the Moose Mountain riding in

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and

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

. J.J. Smith died on 23 June 1987 at Winnipeg. He had resided in Burnaby, British Columbia at the time of his death."Deaths", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', Wednesday, 24 June 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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* 1912 births 1987 deaths 20th-century Canadian farmers Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub