James Andrew Darling was a Scottish

Scotland

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-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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, Canada. He represented Watrous

Watrous (former electoral district)

Watrous was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, in the area of Watrous, Saskatchewan, east of Saskatoon...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

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 from 1944

Saskatchewan general election, 1944

The Saskatchewan general election of 1944 was the tenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 15, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

 to 1960

Saskatchewan general election, 1960

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 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

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.

He was born in Shotts

Shotts

Shotts is a small rural town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located almost halfway between Glasgow and Edinburgh . As of the 2001 census, the population was 8,235...

 and came to Manitoba

Manitoba

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 in 1908, settling near Colonsay, Saskatchewan

Colonsay, Saskatchewan

-History:Colonsay experienced a record setting 167-day-long frost-free period in 1978, which was, to the dismay of a number of residents, still not a long enough growing season for yams or sweet potatoes ....

 in 1911. Darling served as a member of the municipal council, the school board and the local telephone board, as well as being involved with the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

Saskatchewan Wheat Pool

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. He served in the Saskatchewan cabinet

Executive Council of Saskatchewan

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 as Minister of Public Works and Minister of Telephones. He was speaker for the assembly

Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

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 from 1957 until 1960, when he retired from politics. Darling died in Saskatoon at the age of 88.