James William Baskin

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name = James William Baskin
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constituency_MP = Renfrew South
parliament = Canadian
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predecessor =James Joseph McCann
successor = John James Greene
term_start = 1957
term_end =1963
birth_date =January 4, 1920
birth_place = Norwood, Ontario, Canada
death_date =January 8, 1999
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nationality = Canadian
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party =Progressive Conservative
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occupation =businessman,lumberman
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website = [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=c52b6cbf-eb66-46bc-8812-58ce7fb6d1e4&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Members.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2FLists%2FMembers.aspx%3FParliament%3D%26Riding%3D%26Name%3Dbaskin%26Party%3D%26Province%3D%26Gender%3D%26New%3DFalse%26Current%3DFalse%26Picture%3DFalse&Section=ALL Parliament of Canada biography]
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James William Baskin (born January 4, 1920 in Norwood, Ontario, Canada-January 8, 1999) was a Canadian politician, businessman and lumberman. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of Renfrew South in the 1957 federal election. He was re-elected in 1958 and 1962. He lost in the elections of 1963, 1965 and 1968, the latter in which he was a candidate for the riding of Lanark and Renfrew. Prior to his federal political experience, he served in World War 2 in the Royal Canadian Air Force for five years.