Reginald Stipe (1883 – 1976) was a physician and political figure in

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. He represented Hanley from 1925 to 1934 in the

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as a

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member. He was educated at

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and came to

Watrous, Saskatchewan Watrous is a small town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is east of Saskatoon and has an economy is based on agriculture and tourism because of its proximity to Manitou Beach, home of the Mineral Spa and Danceland dance Hall (k ...

in 1908. Stipe became a member of the first town council the following year. He practised medicine there from 1909 until 1916, when he joined the British Medical Corps, serving overseas during

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. He and Dr Ernest Hixon had established the first hospital in Watrous in 1914. Stipe returned to Watrous in 1919 and resumed practice in partnership with Dr. Hixon. He served in the provincial cabinet as a

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. Stipe retired from the practice of medicine in 1949. With his wife Mary, he retired to

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. They moved to Duncan in 1956. After the death of his first wife, Stipe married Mabel Laing. He later moved to

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1883 births 1976 deaths Progressive Party of Saskatchewan MLAs {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub