James Campbell Haig
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James Campbell Haig (June 2, 1909 - February 5, 1980) was a Canadian Senator
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from Manitoba
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He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and educated from the University of Manitoba
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in 1934 earning a law degree. A corporate lawyer
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, he became involved in politics and served as the chairman of the Winnipeg school board and was a member of the Board of Regents of United College
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(which later became the University of Winnipeg
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A supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
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he was appointed to the Senate in 1962 on the advice of Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker. He resigned from the Senate in 1977 at the age of 67,