Samuel Norval Horner (April 2, 1882 – 1979) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He represented

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from 1929 to 1934 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Party member. He was born in

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, the son of William Horner and Sarah Argue, was educated there and in

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, and came to the

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area around 1909. Horner operated a

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until retiring in 1960. In 1911, he married Jessie F. Alexander. Horner was reeve of the rural municipality of

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for 14 years. He also served as chairman of the Weyburn-Estevan Health Unit. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1921 and 1925 before being elected in 1929. Horner was defeated when he ran for reelection as a Conservative in 1934. He was an unsuccessful candidate running as an independent in the provincial riding of

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in 1938. Two years later, Horner ran as a

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candidate in the federal riding of Assiniboia. He served on the senate for the

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from 1949 to 1952 and on the University's board of governors from 1952 to 1958.

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Progressive Party of Saskatchewan MLAs Horner family 1882 births 1979 deaths {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub