James Alexander Calder
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Born in Oxford County, Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1888. He was a teacher and principal, before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of South Regina in the 1905 provincial election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in a 1908 by-election and in the 1912 election. From 1905 to 1912, he was the Minister of Education, Provincial Treasurer, and Minister of Railways. The rural village of Calder, SK was named after him when it was incorporated in 1911. From 1916 to 1917, he was the President of the Executive Council, Minister of Railways, and Minister of Highways.
He was elected as an Unionist candidate to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Moose Jaw in the 1917 federal election. He held many ministerial positions including Minister of Immigration and Colonization, Minister of Agriculture (Acting), Minister of Militia and Defence (Acting), President of the Privy Council, and Minister presiding over the Department of Health.
In 1921, he was called to the Canadian Senate, appointed on the advice of The Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, representing the senatorial division of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. A Conservative (and later Progressive Conservative), he died in office in 1956.
Philately
Outside politics, Calder was a noted philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1947.[1]
References and sources
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- James Alexander Calder – Parliament of Canada biography
- Historical Members of the Legislative Assembly PDF (137 KiB)
- Offices Held by Members of the Executive Council PDF (206 KiB)
- Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral District PDF
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| Preceded by | Minister presiding over the Department of Health 1920–1921 |
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| Associate Ministers of National Defence (1953–2013, 2015-) | |
| Ministers of the Naval Service (1910–1922) | |
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1The offices of Minister of Immigration and Colonization, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Mines and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs were abolished and the office of Minister of Mines and Resources was created and proclaimed in force December 1, 1936.
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- ↑ Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011, Roll of Distinguished Philatelists Trust, London, 2011. Archived here.
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- 1868 births
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- Canadian senators from Saskatchewan
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- People from Oxford County, Ontario
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada senators
- Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs
- Unionist Party (Canada) MPs
- University of Manitoba alumni
- Canadian philatelists
- Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
