Son of John Douglas and Annie Welsh. He was born Oct. 28, 1892 in Cumberland Twp., Russell Co., Ont. according to the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, pages 252 & 253 of which the following is a quote - ''He received an agriculture degree from the University of Saskatchewan and began farming near Laura. Douglas became secretary of the Rosetown constituency Progressive Association. As the movement evolved into the CCF, Douglas supported the policies of the new party. In 1935 he managed the campaigne that elected M.J. Coldwell to the House of Commons. From 1936 to 1941 Douglas served on the CCF Saskatchewan council and became the party's provincial organizer in 1941. When the CCF swept to power in 1944, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. Douglas would win three more elections and serve a total of sixteen years in the T.C. Douglas administration. In 1944 John Douglas was named Minister Highways and Transportation and Minister of Public Works. In 1946 he set up a Royal Commission on Penal Reform and organized the Saskatchewan Transportation Company into a Crown Corporation. When he took on the job of Highways Minister Douglas made it a priority to upgrade the highway system.
Date of birth - Oct. 28, 1892, from Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, however I believe the year should be 1891. D.O.D. - Feb. 19, 1976, in Saskatoon Hospital, from obit.
Date of birth - Oct. 28, 1892, from Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, however I believe the year should be 1891. D.O.D. - Feb. 19, 1976, in Saskatoon Hospital, from obit.
Son of John Douglas and Annie Welsh. He was born Oct. 28, 1892 in Cumberland Twp., Russell Co., Ont. according to the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, pages 252 & 253 of which the following is a quote - ''He received an agriculture degree from the University of Saskatchewan and began farming near Laura. Douglas became secretary of the Rosetown constituency Progressive Association. As the movement evolved into the CCF, Douglas supported the policies of the new party. In 1935 he managed the campaigne that elected M.J. Coldwell to the House of Commons. From 1936 to 1941 Douglas served on the CCF Saskatchewan council and became the party's provincial organizer in 1941. When the CCF swept to power in 1944, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly. Douglas would win three more elections and serve a total of sixteen years in the T.C. Douglas administration. In 1944 John Douglas was named Minister Highways and Transportation and Minister of Public Works. In 1946 he set up a Royal Commission on Penal Reform and organized the Saskatchewan Transportation Company into a Crown Corporation. When he took on the job of Highways Minister Douglas made it a priority to upgrade the highway system.
Date of birth - Oct. 28, 1892, from Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, however I believe the year should be 1891. D.O.D. - Feb. 19, 1976, in Saskatoon Hospital, from obit.
Date of birth - Oct. 28, 1892, from Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, however I believe the year should be 1891. D.O.D. - Feb. 19, 1976, in Saskatoon Hospital, from obit.
Bio by: Marianne
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DOUGLAS
1881 EVA CATHERINE 1973
1891 JOHN TAYLOR 1976
UNTIL THE DAY BREAK,
AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY.
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