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Hugh Clifford Dunfield

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Hugh Clifford Dunfield (April 2, 1891[1] – March 11, 1973[2]) was a rancher, heating contractor and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Meadow Lake from 1952 to 1956 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal.

He was born in Headingley, Manitoba, the son of John Dunfield and Mary McKillop,[1] and was educated in Winnipeg, attending Wesley Methodist College. Dunfield came to Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan in 1915.[2] In 1918, he married Ella Carrigill.[1] He was a supervisor for the Meadow Lake Indian Reserve and served on the local hospital board, the school board and the Board of Trade. Dunfield was also a justice of the peace and was mayor of Meadow Lake from 1958 to 1960.[2] He was defeated by Alphonse Peter Weber when he ran for reelection in 1956.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c Normandin, G Pierre (1956). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ a b c "Hansard" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. March 13, 1973. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  3. ^ "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.