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Jimmy Gardiner, voice of the Prairie farmer

James Garfield Gardiner (Alexandra Studio, Library and Archives Canada).
James Garfield Gardiner (Alexandra Studio, Library and Archives Canada). Jimmy Gardiner · Alexandra Studio / Library and Archives Canada · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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James Garfield “Jimmy” Gardiner, first elected to Saskatchewan’s legislature as a Liberal in 1914, was twice premier of the province and federal Minister of Agriculture from 1936 to 1957. A combative, intensely partisan politician, he was for years his party’s bulwark in the West and the voice of the Prairie farmer in Ottawa.

Scope & context

Gardiner as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

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James Garfield Gardiner National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text