Joseph Reed Sams (18 August 1923 – 20 May 2000) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in

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, United States and had a previous career as an insurance agent. He was first elected at the

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riding in the 1962 general election. After serving his only federal term in the

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, Sams was defeated in the 1963 federal election by

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of the

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. Sams attempted to win back the riding in the 1965 election but was not successful in unseating Morison.

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1923 births 2000 deaths American emigrants to Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs People from Clarion, Iowa {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub