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♂ John Wesley Corman
aliasJack Corman
Record
12551 · 9169

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 3 1 4
Birth 2 August 1884 → 139 years + 9 months ago
Lived 84 years + 8 months
First mandate 15 June 1944 → 79 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 59 years + 10 months
Death 29 April 1969 → 55 years ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 10 months after 19 June 1956
Special notes
None
 
John Wesley (Jack) Corman (1884-1969)
© Photo Saskatchewan Archives via The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (1939–1944)
Mun./Co. Council Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (1937–1939)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Saskatchewan 12 0 2 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ William G. Baker  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John A. Merkley  m 
 		 ⊖ Dempster H.R. Heming  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ William G. Ross  m 
 
Eligible: 12,433 Votes: 18,854 Participation: 76.84% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1938
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31595(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
53
SC
 3/6 2,689 28.52% -2,039 Winner:
LIB
 4,728 50.15% William G. Baker
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,514 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Provincial
10		 Saskatchewan
15 June 1944
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31649(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
59
CCF
 1/7 6,296 61.38% +3,409 Loser:
LIB
 2,887 28.15% Harold W. Pope

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,518 Votes: 25,060 Participation: 77.33% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
11		 Saskatchewan
24 June 1948
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31702(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
CCF
 1/4 7,534 60.13% +2,294 Loser:
IND
 5,240 41.82% H. Gordon Young

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,012 Votes: 22,440 Participation: 66.26% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
12		 Saskatchewan
11 June 1952
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31758(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
CCF
 1/4 7,555 67.34% +3,837 Loser:
LIB
 3,718 33.14% Alfred J. Wickens

Service: 4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,482 Votes: 27,757 Participation: 75.09% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
13		 Saskatchewan
20 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CCF  Majority
ID: 31809(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71		 Successor:
CCF
 6,756 48.68% William G. Davies

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Corman, John Wesley "Jack" (1884- 1969)		 26 Apr 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Corman, John Wesley 1884 – 1969 (p. 7)		 26 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Wesley Corman		 26 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Apr 2024 19:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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