John Salmon Lamont

John Salmon Lamont (April 15, 1885—October 11, 1964) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1936 to 1941 as a

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representative. Lamont was born in Montague,

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, and was educated at

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, the

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. He received a

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degree from Princeton and a law degree from Manitoba, and worked as a barrister-at-law. Lamont also became reeve of the Rural Municipality of Assiniboia in 1931, and continued in this position after being elected to the provincial legislature. He was elected to the legislature in the 1936 provincial election, defeating independent candidate

Arthur Boivin Arthur Rivers Boivin (1878 – July 27, 1951) CP (July 28, 1951)"Former MLA Dies in Manitoba" ''The Vancouver Province''. p. 5. Retrieved April 21, 2021. was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba fro ...

by 82 votes in Iberville. He served as a backbench supporter of

John Bracken John Bracken (June 22, 1883 – March 18, 1969) was a Canadian agronomist and politician who was the 11th and longest-serving premier of Manitoba (1922–1943) and later the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942–19 ...

's government for the next five years, and was resoundingly defeated by Boivin in the 1941 election. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamont, John 1885 births 1964 deaths Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs