Russell Brown (December 11, 1911 – October 19, 1971) was a political figure in

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. He represented Last Mountain from 1952 to 1964 as a

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(CCF) member and

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in 1971 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member in the

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. He was born in

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, the son of Ernest Albert Brown and Hetty McKeen, and was educated in Saskatchewan, in

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and in the

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. From 1931 to 1940, he was a grain buyer for the

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. In 1933, he married Edith May Cummings; he later married his second wife Lorie following Edith's death. Brown served in the

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during

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. From 1946 to 1949, he was an auditor for the Saskatchewan Department of Co-operation and Co-operative Development. In 1949, he was hired as a field representative based in Regina for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. In the following year, Brown became

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for the Saskatchewan CCF. He served in the provincial cabinet as Provincial Secretary, as Minister of Travel and Information, as Minister of Industry and Information and as Minister Responsible for the

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. Brown was defeated by

Donald Gilbert MacLennan Donald Gilbert "Don" MacLennan (August 24, 1936 – December 28, 1990) was a civil servant and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Last Mountain from 1964 to 1971 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He w ...

when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1964. He then served as Director of Organization for the federal

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. Brown resigned in 1965, moving to

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. He operated several businesses there and also served on city council. He was defeated by

Ian Hugh MacDougall Ian Hugh MacDougall (May 29, 1928 – April 21, 2003) was an oil pipeline executive and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Souris-Estevan from 1960 to 1971 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born ...

when he ran for the Souris-Estevan seat in the assembly in 1967 but subsequently defeated MacDougall in 1971. Brown died in office in Regina later that year at the age of 59.

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Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian legislators 1911 births 1971 deaths Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub