Richard Russell Southam (January 26, 1907 – August 26, 1994) was a Member of Parliament

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 (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons

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. He represented the riding

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 of Moose Mountain

Moose Mountain (electoral district)

Moose Mountain was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1968.This riding was created in 1947 from parts of Assiniboia, Qu’Appelle and Weyburn ridings...

 then the newly created riding

Electoral district (Canada)

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 of Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain

Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain

Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988.This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Moose Mountain and Qu'Appelle ridings...

, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

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. June 1957, Southam lost to Edward George McCullough in the Moose Mountain riding

Electoral district (Canada)

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. March 31, 1958, he represented Moose Mountain, retaining leadership through the June 18, 1962, April 8, 1963, and November 8, 1965 general elections.

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