Orest Zerebko (September 15, 1887
– February 21, 1943
) was a
Galician-born journalist and political figure in
Saskatchewan. He represented
Redberry
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from 1938 to 1943 in the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a
Liberal.
He was born in
Horodenka,
Austria-Hungary, the son of Elias Zerebko, of
Ukrainian descent, and came to Canada in 1900.
In 1913, Zerebko received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Manitoba, becoming the first
person of Ukrainian descent to graduate from a Canadian university. He was a contributor and later editor-in-chief for the weekly
Ukrainian newspaper ''Ukrainskyi Holos''.
He died in office at home in
Blaine Lake
Blaine Lake is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 85 km north of Saskatoon, 104 km southwest of Prince Albert and 104 km east of North Battleford at the junction of Highway 12 and Highway 40. Nearby are the ur ...
at the age of 55.
References
1887 births
1943 deaths
People from Horodenka
People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
Ukrainian Austro-Hungarians
Ukrainian emigrants to Canada
Austro-Hungarian emigrants to Canada
University of Manitoba alumni
People from Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs
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