John Millar (19 March 1866 – 15 May 1950) was a

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and Liberal Progressive member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in

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and became a farmer and teacher. Millar attended high school at

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. He received a second-class teachers' certificate and became a schoolteacher in Ontario for three years and in Saskatchewan for five years. From 1901 to 1908, he was the first secretary of the

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and in 1906 chaired the Royal Grain Commission. Millar served as reeve of

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from 1910 to 1913, then as its mayor in 1914. He was first elected to Parliament under the Progressive Party banner in Qu'Appelle riding during the 1921 general election then re-elected in

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. In the

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election, Millar was re-elected under the

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party label. After this term, he was defeated by Ernest Perley of the

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in the 1930 federal election.

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* 1866 births 1950 deaths Canadian farmers Canadian schoolteachers Liberal-Progressive MPs Mayors of places in Saskatchewan Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan Progressive Party of Canada MPs {{Saskatchewan-mayor-stub