James William Arthur Garner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetJames William Arthur Garner
Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
About James William Arthur Garner
- James William Arthur "Jim" Garner (born August 19, 1944) is a Canadian farmer, rancher and former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- He represented Wilkie from 1978 to 1986 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative. He was born in Wilkie, Saskatchewan, the son of William J.
- Garner and Lillian Brown, and was educated there.
- In 1967, he married Marie Angeline Harriet Skeates.
- Garner was defeated by Linda Clifford when he ran for the Wilkie seat in the Saskatchewan assembly in 1975; he defeated Clifford to win the seat in 1978.
- Garner served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Highways.
- He resigned from cabinet after it was revealed that he had diverted a Saskatchewan government plane to Unity to take him and his family to Regina.
- Garner did not run for reelection in 1986.
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