Roderick John Thomson (5 February 1924 – 26 December 1994) was a

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member of the

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. He was a farmer by career. Rod Thomson was first elected at the

Battleford—Kindersley Battleford—Kindersley was a federal electoral district (riding) n Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Kindersley, The Battlefords and Rose ...

riding in the 1968 general election after an unsuccessful attempt to win the Rosetown—Biggar riding in the 1963 election. After serving his only term, the

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, Thomson was defeated at Battleford—Kindersley by Norval Horner of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1972 election. Thomson also campaigned for a seat there in the 1974 election, but he and Horner were both defeated on that occasion by

Cliff McIsaac Joseph Clifford (Cliff) McIsaac, (August 30, 1930 – July 25, 2006) was a politician, public servant and veterinarian. Born and raised in Prince Edward Island, McIsaac graduated from the Truro Agricultural College in 1950 and the Ontario Veter ...

of the Liberal Party. He died on 26 December 1994 at the age of 70."Obituaries", ''The

Saskatoon StarPhoenix ''The StarPhoenix'' is a daily newspaper that serves Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is a part of Postmedia Network. The ''StarPhoenix'' puts out six editions each week and publishes one weekly, ''Bridges''. It is also part of the canada.com ...

'', 28 December 1994, pg. D2

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* 1924 births 1994 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan New Democratic Party MPs Canadian members of the Community of Christ {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub