John Meikle (February 4, 1870 – 1964) was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Biggar in the

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from 1921 to 1925 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Andrew Meikle and Helen Thompson, and came to Canada in 1906. In 1891, Meikle married Martha Smillie. He was chairman of the agricultural society, of the rural telephone company and of the local school board. Meikle served as reeve of the Rural Municipality of Rosemount No. 378 from 1912 to 1914. He was defeated by

Robert Pelham Hassard Robert Pelham "Bob" Hassard (March 7, 1888 – September 28, 1953) was a car dealer, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Biggar from 1925 to 1929 and from 1934 to 1938 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a ...

when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1925.

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Progressive Party of Saskatchewan MLAs 1870 births 1964 deaths {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub