Joseph Reed Sams was a Progressive Conservative party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Clarion, Iowa

Clarion, Iowa

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, United States

United States

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 and became an insurance agent by career.

He was first elected at the Wentworth

Wentworth (electoral district)

Wentworth was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968. It was located near the City of Hamilton in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Wentworth North and Brant and Wentworth South ridings.Wentworth...

 riding in the 1962 general election

Canadian federal election, 1962

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. After serving his only federal term, the 25th Canadian Parliament

25th Canadian Parliament

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, Sams was defeated in the 1963 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1963

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 by John B. Morison

John B. Morison

John B. Morison was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Wentworth and then Halton—Wentworth in three consecutive Canadian Parliaments as a Liberal member from 1963 until his retirement in 1972 .He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1923...

 of the Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

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. Sams attempted to win back the riding in the 1965 election

Canadian federal election, 1965

The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...

 but was not successful in unseating Morison.

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