James Aubrey Simmons

James Aubrey Simmons was a Canadian politician and notary. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A notary public is an officer who can administer Oaths and Statutory Declarations Witness and authenticate documents

Born on July 8, 1897 in Revelstoke, Saskatchewan, Simmons would go on to sit many times in the Canadian House of Commons representing the Yukon Territory. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories.

A member of the Liberal Party, his first win came in 1949 when he represented the federal constituency of Yukon-Mackenzie River, an electoral district newly crafted out of the Yukon electoral district in 1947. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yukon—Mackenzie River was a federal electoral district in Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1953 Yukon riding is the only federal electoral district in Yukon Territory Canada. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Simmons easily won the election. His rival, Arthur Massey Berry, an Independent, lost by over 1, 000 votes. In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party.

By 1953, at the next federal election, the riding of Yukon-Mackenzie River was abolished and transformed again into the Yukon electoral district. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Running again for a seat in the House, Simmons won the 1953 election for the Yukon.

He was re-elected in 1957, but served less than a year. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) He tried on two more occasions to once again represent the Yukon, but was defeated both times and he never again went for a seat in the House of Commons.

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Preceded by George Black	Member of Parliament Yukon—Mackenzie River 1949–1953	Succeeded by Erik Nielsen
Preceded by George Black	Member of Parliament Yukon 1953–1957	Succeeded by Erik Nielsen

The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. George Black PC ( April 10 1873 - August 23 1965) was an administrator and politician in Yukon, Canada. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Yukon—Mackenzie River was a federal electoral district in Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1953 Erik Hersholt Nielsen, DFC, QC, PC ( February 24 1924 &ndash September 4, 2008) was a Canadian A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Yukon riding is the only federal electoral district in Yukon Territory Canada.

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