About John Thiessen
Lived 1906 – 1978 (aged 72). John Thiessen was a Canadian politician.
John Thiessen (February 23, 1906 Thiessen served as secretary-treasurer and reeve for the rural municipality of Canwood, as a justice of the peace, as a founding member of the Canwood community health clinic and as president and treasurer of the Aberdeen Board of Trade. He ran unsuccessfully for the Rosthern seat in the provincial assembly in 1952. He was defeated by John Cuelenaere when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1964.
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Who was John Thiessen?
Canadian farmer and politician
When was John Thiessen born?
John Thiessen was born on 23 February 1906.
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John Thiessen died on 25 March 1978.
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John Thiessen was a politician.
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John Thiessen was Canadian.
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