Richard Southam Explained

Richard Southam
Birth Date:26 January 1907
Birth Place:Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada
Office1:MP for Moose Mountain
Term Start1:1958
Term End1:1968
Predecessor1:Ed McCullough
Office2:MP for Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain
Term Start2:1968
Term End2:1972
Predecessor2:first
Successor2:Alvin Hamilton
Party:Progressive Conservative Party

Richard Russell Southam (January 26, 1907 – August 26, 1994) was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada. He represented the riding of Moose Mountain and later the newly created riding of Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain, Saskatchewan. In June 1957, Southam lost to Edward George McCullough in the Moose Mountain riding. On March 31, 1958, he won the seat and retained it through the June 18, 1962, April 8, 1963, and November 8, 1965 general elections.[1]

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  1. Web site: FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS BY ELECTORAL DISTRICT, SASKATCHEWAN . The Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan . February 1, 2021 .