John Edwin Chisholm

John Edwin Chisholm (July 6, 1882[1] – 1964[2]) was a lawyer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Moose Jaw County from 1916 to 1917 as a Conservative.

He was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of John Chisholm and Christina Isabella Graham, both of Scottish descent. He was educated in Dartmouth, at the Halifax County Academy and at Dalhousie University, receiving a LL.B. in 1906. Later that year, he travelled west to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where he set up practice. Chisholm also owned and operated a large farm. In 1915, he married Edith Simington.[1] Chisholm was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1916 by-election[3] held after John Albert Sheppard resigned his seat.[4] He was defeated by Charles Avery Dunning when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1917.[5]

  1. ^ a b Hawkes, John (1924). The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Vol. 3. pp. 1267–68. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  2. ^ "Saskatchewan Members of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  3. ^ "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  4. ^ "Writs Issued For Bye-election At Moose Jaw". Phoenix. Saskatoon. November 13, 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  5. ^ "Historical Provincial Vote Summary". Elections Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2009-12-03.