Alexander Malcolm Nicholson, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About Alexander Malcolm Nicholson
- Alexander Malcolm "Sandy" Nicholson (November 25, 1900 – October 12, 1991) was a Canadian clergyman, farmer and politician.He was born in Lucknow, Ontario, the son of Alexander Nicholson and Isabelle MacDonald, and was educated in Lucknow and at the University of Saskatchewan.
- In 1928, Nicholson married Marian Leila Massey.Nicholson served as a United Church of Canada minister at Hudson Bay Junction, Saskatchewan and had a farm in Sturgis, Saskatchewan.
- He became an organizer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1935, became the national treasurer of the party in 1942 and from 1944 to 1950 and served as a CCF Member of Parliament from 1940 to 1949 and again from 1953 until his defeat in 1958.
- He then served as a CCF-NDP member of the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1960s.
- From 1960 until 1964 he was the province's Minister of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation.
- He continued as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) until his defeat in the 1967 provincial election.
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