About Arthur Skaling
Lived 1891 – 1960 (aged 68). Arthur Skaling was a Canadian politician.
Arthur E. Skaling (September 9, 1891 – May 24, 1960) was a masonry contract foreman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of St. John in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Progressive Conservative member from 1952 to 1960.
He was born in Cambridge, Nova Scotia, the son of Joseph F. Skaling and Margaret B. McLean. In 1912, he married Belle L. Brown. Skaling served on the city council for Saint John from 1940 to 1944 and was also a school trustee. He served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Labour from 1952 to 1960.
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Who was Arthur Skaling?
Canadian politician
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Arthur Skaling was born on 9 September 1891.
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Arthur Skaling died on 24 May 1960.
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Arthur Skaling was a politician.
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Arthur Skaling was Canadian.
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