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James William Baskin

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James William Baskin (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. The son of James Robert Baskin and Ethel Gill, he was educated in Norwood.

In 1940, he married Gladys L. Scott. Baskin operated a wholesale lumber business in Renfrew.

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 II in the Royal Canadian Air Force for five years.

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Dic Press
6200317313 / 9786200317315
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12/01/2012
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