John Kenneth Johnston (June 28, 1865
– May 1945
) was a lawyer, farmer and political figure in
Saskatchewan. He represented
Pelly in the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1908 to 1917 as a
Liberal.
He was born in Crinan,
Aldborough Township,
Elgin County,
Canada West, the son of Duncan M. Johnston and Harriet Urquart, and was educated at
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*Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada
*Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
**Queen's University of Belfast (UK Parliament constituency) (1918–1950)
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. Johnston taught school in
Smiths Falls, Ontario
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came west in 1900 and then was principal for a high school in
Calgary, Alberta.
He later settled in
Kamsack, Saskatchewan
Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada is a town in the Assiniboine River Valley, where the Whitesand River joins the Assiniboine River. It is northeast of Yorkton. Highway 8 and Highway 5 intersect in the town.
Coté First Nation is located north and ...
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Johnston established law offices in Kamsack and
Canora. He ran unsuccessfully for election to the provincial assembly as an independent in 1929. Johnston died at home in Kamsack at the age of 79.
References
Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs
1865 births
1945 deaths
People from Kamsack, Saskatchewan
People from Elgin County
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