James Smith Aitken

Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Canada
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Quick Facts

IntroScottish-born farmer and political figure in Canada
PlacesUnited Kingdom Scotland
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth7 November 1881
Death29 July 1964 (aged 82 years)
Star signScorpio
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Biography

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James Smith Aitken (7 November 1881 – 29 July 1964) was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Hanley from 1944 to 1948 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

Aitken was born in Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland to William Aitken and Jane Smith Aitken. He emigrated to Scotland in 1905, when he purchased a farm near Cheviot, Saskatchewan in 1905. Aitken married Elizabeth Goodale. After his wife's death in 1937, he spent some time in Scotland and New Zealand before returning to Saskatchewan. After leaving politics, Aitken spent his winters in Victoria, British Columbia.

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