Sam Johnston (Yukon politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Teslin, Yukon, Yukon, Canada
About Sam Johnston (Yukon politician)
- Samuel Timothy Johnston (born November 20, 1935) is a former political figure in the Canadian territory of Yukon.
- He served as chief of the Teslin Tlingit Council from 1970 to 1984, and represented Campbell in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1992 as a NDP member. He was born in Teslin, Yukon, the son of David Peter Johnston and Rose Morris, and was educated in Carcross.
- In 1983, he married Kelly Ruth Hyatt.
- Johnston served as Speaker for the assembly from 1985 to 1992.
- He was the first native Canadian to serve as a legislative speaker in Canada.In the 1992 election, Johnston was defeated by independent Willard Phelps in the redistributed riding of Ross River-Southern Lakes. He served as chancellor for Yukon College from 2004 to 2008.Johnston also competed in archery at the North American Indigenous Games and was a coach at the North American Indigenous Games and the Arctic Winter Games.
- He was inducted into the Sport Yukon Hall of Fame in 2003.He was made a member of the Order of Yukon in 2019.
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