William Sancho Thair (February 20, 1887 – November 28, 1966) was a farmer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Lumsden in the

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from 1944 to 1956 as a

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(CCF) member. The 1944 election of the CCF was the first socialist government in North America. Among Thair's personal political highlights was introducing legislation which created provincial-wide state-operated crop insurance.original document held by a grandson He was born near Holstein, Ontario, the son of Philip Franklin Thair and Hannah Maria Mickleborough. He farmed in the Lumsden district from 1910 to 1956. Thair was a member of the

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and the

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. He served on the local school board for 27 years. In 1915, he married Goldie Traynor.

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Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian politicians 1887 births 1966 deaths {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub