Douglas Caston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Macklin, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Douglas Caston
- Douglas Marmaduke Caston (September 17, 1917 – June 26, 1996) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and served as a federal politician from 1967 until 1968. Caston ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on November 6, 1967.
- He defeated Liberal candidate Allen Sulatycky to win the Jasper—Edson riding.
- Parliament would be dissolved a year later and Caston ran for re-election in the new Rocky Mountain electoral district as Jasper—Edson was abolished.
- Caston would run against Sutlatycky for the second time.
- An unusual event happened in that election as the Progressive Conservatives had 2 endorsed candidates running under their party banner for that district.
- Sulatycky would win and Caston was defeated finishing third behind the other Progressive Conservative candidate Hugh Gourlay.
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