William George Bock (born June 11, 1884, in

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, Canada – d. March 28, 1973) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected in a November 25, 1927 by-election, after the resignation of George Spence on October 14, as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Maple Creek. He was defeated in the

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election. In total, he served 976 Days (2 years, 8 months, 3 days) in federal service. After his political career, he authored two books called The Book of Humbug and The Book of Skeletons, published in 1958 and 1960 respectively, by Modern Press.

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1884 births 1973 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub