Thomas Frederick Waugh
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Dr. Thomas Frederick Waugh was a Canadian
Canada
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 provincial politician
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. He was born in Warwick, Ontario
Warwick, Ontario
Warwick is a rural township in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,025.Bisected by the Egremont Road that was surveyed to link London with the Lake Huron shoreline in 1832, the township began to attract settlers including those helped by charitable organizations, such as Lord...

. He attended school at Watford, Ontario, followed by Detroit Medical School, graduating in 1898. After graduation he moved to Park River, North Dakota
Park River, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,535 people, 660 households, and 390 families residing in the city. The population density was 772.6 people per square mile . There were 760 housing units at an average density of 382.5 per square mile...

. In 1907 he briefly moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, working as a doctor as part of a partnership, before moving back to Park River. In 1911 he moved to Imperial, Saskatchewan
Imperial, Saskatchewan
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, practicing as the village doctor. He also served as the first Overseer of the village when it was incorporated in 1911.

He was elected as the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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 for the constituency of Arm River
Arm River (electoral district)
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, from 1928 until 1929. He was elected in a by-election, replacing long-time Liberal MLA and former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly George Adam Scott
George Adam Scott
George Adam Scott was a Canadian provincial politician. He was born in either Portage la Prairie or Winnipeg, Manitoba to John and Jane Scott, the fifth of eight children...

, but only served for seven months before the legislature was dissolved. In the next general election
Saskatchewan general election, 1929
The Saskatchewan general election of 1929 was the seventh provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 6, 1929 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

 he lost out to the Conservative
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 candidate, Duncan Selby Hutcheon
Duncan Selby Hutcheon
Duncan Selby Hutcheon was a Canadian provincial politician. He was born in Alton, Ontario to David Wilton and May Hutcheon. David Wilton Hutcheon was treasurer of Haultain, Ontario...

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In the 1930s he moved to Mankota, Saskatchewan
Mankota, Saskatchewan
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 where he practiced as municipal doctor for a few years. He then retired, moving first to Victoria, BC, then to New York City
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. He was married to Mary Wadge, and had two daughters: Vera (Hartley), a dietician for the Misacordia Hospital in New York; and Helen (Binkley), a registered nurse
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