James Ripley (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About James Ripley (Canadian politician)
- James Ripley (December 28, 1913 – February 1, 2002) was a political figure in Saskatchewan.
- He represented Athabasca from 1952 to 1956 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born in Redcliff, Alberta and moved with his family to Brandon, Manitoba and then Winnipeg.
- Ripley was educated in Winnipeg and at the University of Manitoba.
- During World War II, he worked as an aircraft engineer in an aircraft maintenance plant and then joined the Canadian Army in 1945 but did not serve overseas.
- In 1948, he married Eve Kozier.
- After the war, Ripley served as a commercial pilot for Central Northern Airways, based in Flin Flon.
- He also worked as a prospector, contractor, general merchant, mink rancher and a commercial fisherman.
- From the 1950s to 1975, Ripley operated a fur trading post in Sandy Bay.
- He also served on the village council for Sandy Bay.
- Ripley retired to Flin Flon in 1975.
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