- George Spence
George Spence, C.B.E. (
October 25 ,1880 –March 4 ,1975 ) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician.Born in
Birsay ,Orkney Islands ,Scotland , he studied electrical engineering at theLeith Academy Technical College and emigrated to Canada in 1900 to pan for gold in the Yukon. In 1903, he moved toAustin, Manitoba where he was a farmer. In 1912, he moved to Monchy,Saskatchewan . He was first elected to theLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1917 for the riding of Notukeu. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1921 and 1925. He resigned his provincial seat in 1925 and was elected in the 1925 federal election in the riding of Maple Creek. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1926 federal election. He resigned his seat in 1927 to re-enter provincial politics, where he was appointed Minister of Railways. He was also Minister of Highways, Minister of Railways, Labour and Industries, Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Public Works. He would serve until 1938 when he was appointed Director of thePrairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration . From 1947 to 1957, he was a member of theInternational Joint Commission , an independent binational organization established by the United States and Canada under the International Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.In 1946 he was made Commander of the
Order of the British Empire and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1948. In 1974, he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame.References
* [http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=1181811720054_206_191_57_204&l=0&v=0&lvl=1&coll=1&rt=1&itm=205559&rsn=S_WWWzaaM1nmPY&all=1&dt=AW+%22CBE%22&spi=- George Spence Fonds]
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=69b40009-2672-40cc-a92a-9325a27a9458&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.sahf.ca/profile.php?id=124 Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame profile]s-ttl|title=
Member of Parliament for Maple Creek
years=1925–1927
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