James Stanley Speakman, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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About James Stanley Speakman
- Captain James Stanley Speakman (born October 20, 1906, Penhold, Alberta - died: April 30, 1962) was an accountant, famer, World War II era soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force from 1939 to 1945.
- He also served as a Canadian federal politician from 1958 to 1962. Speakman first ran for a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1957 Canadian federal election.
- In that election he ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the Wetaskiwin electoral district.
- He was defeated by incumbent Member of Parliament Ray Thomas. Parliament would be dissolved a year later forcing the 1958 Canadian federal election, Speakman would run against Thomas for the second time.
- He would defeat him in a landslide to capture the district.
- Speakman retired at the end of his term in 1962 due to failing health.
- He died 11 days after retiring from public office on April 30, 1962.
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