About Jim Barrie
Lived 1904 – 1976 (aged 72). Jim Barrie was a Canadian politician.
James Ross Barrie (August 14, 1904 ) was a merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Pelly from 1956 to 1964 and from 1967 to 1971 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.
He was born in Morden, Manitoba and was educated in Manitoba and British Columbia. Barrie was a general merchant in Pelly, Saskatchewan from 1922 to 1948. From 1950 to 1958, he was a general insurance agent. Barrie was defeated by Larson when he ran for reelection in 1971.
Barrie played an important role in the preservation of Fort Pelly, now a national historic site, by helping to found the Fort Pelly Historical Society and by focusing attention of the site.
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Who was Jim Barrie?
Canadian politician
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Jim Barrie was born on 14 August 1904 in Morden.
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Jim Barrie died on 1 November 1976.
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Jim Barrie was a politician.
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Jim Barrie was Canadian.
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