Frederick Johnstone Bigg
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Frederick Johnstone "Jack" Bigg (born: May 26, 1912, Meskanaw, Saskatchewan, Canada - died: April 16, 1975) was a police officer who had obtained the rank of Sergeant in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He was also a lawyer, and served as a Canadian federal politician from 1958 to 1972.
Bigg first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1958 federal election. He defeated 3 other candidates to win the Athabaska electoral district. Bigg ran for re-election in the 1962 federal election, once again he defeated 3 other candidates in a closely contested race to win a second term in office.
Parliament would be dissolved a year later after the minority government fell forcing the 1963 federal election. Bigg would win the popular vote in a landslide. He would be re-elected in yet another landslide in the 1965 federal election. Bigg would switch and run in the new Pembina electoral district in the 1968 federal election. He would win the largest plurality of his career and be re-elected to his fifth and final term in office. He retired in 1972.
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| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by Joseph Miville Dechene |
Member of Parliament Athabaska 1958-1968 |
Succeeded by Paul Yewchuk |
| Preceded by New District |
Member of Parliament Pembina 1968-1972 |
Succeeded by Daniel Hollands |
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