He was born in Punnichy, Saskatchewan, the son of James Meakes and Elsie Butcher, both natives of England. He was educated near Lestock and by correspondence. Meakes worked on the family farm until 1940, when he settled on his own farm near Lestock. During 1948, he worked at the International Nickel Plant in Sudbury but he returned to farming the following year. Meakes was president of the Lestock Co-operative Association, served on the council for the rural municipality of Emerald, was a director for the Roundplain Telephone Company and served on the local school board.[1] He was defeated by George Trapp when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1964.[2] Meakes served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Cooperation and Co-operative Development. After he retired from politics in 1975, Meakes served as mayor of Lestock. He also was a director for the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation and served on the executive for the Parkland Regional Library Board.[1]
Meakes was married twice: first to Mary Luthi in 1943 and then to Margaret (Lazar) Horn in 1977 after the death of his first wife.[1] He died in Lestock at the age of 72.[3]
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^ abcd"Frank Meakes fonds". Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
^(PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
^Quiring, Brett (2004). Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present. Canadian Plains Research Center Press. pp. 163–4. ISBN0889771650. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
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frank, meakes, february, 1917, july, 1989, political, figure, saskatchewan, represented, touchwood, from, 1956, 1964, operative, commonwealth, federation, member, from, 1967, 1975, democratic, party, member, legislative, assembly, saskatchewan, born, punnichy,. Frank Meakes February 20 1917 July 8 1989 1 was a political figure in Saskatchewan He represented Touchwood from 1956 to 1964 as a Co operative Commonwealth Federation CCF member and from 1967 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party NDP member in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan He was born in Punnichy Saskatchewan the son of James Meakes and Elsie Butcher both natives of England He was educated near Lestock and by correspondence Meakes worked on the family farm until 1940 when he settled on his own farm near Lestock During 1948 he worked at the International Nickel Plant in Sudbury but he returned to farming the following year Meakes was president of the Lestock Co operative Association served on the council for the rural municipality of Emerald was a director for the Roundplain Telephone Company and served on the local school board 1 He was defeated by George Trapp when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1964 2 Meakes served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Cooperation and Co operative Development After he retired from politics in 1975 Meakes served as mayor of Lestock He also was a director for the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation and served on the executive for the Parkland Regional Library Board 1 Meakes was married twice first to Mary Luthi in 1943 and then to Margaret Lazar Horn in 1977 after the death of his first wife 1 He died in Lestock at the age of 72 3 References edit a b c d Frank Meakes fonds Archives Canada Archived from the original on 2013 04 19 Retrieved 2012 06 30 Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division PDF Saskatchewan Archives Board Archived from the original PDF on 2013 11 12 Retrieved 2012 03 27 Quiring Brett 2004 Saskatchewan Politicians Lives Past and Present Canadian Plains Research Center Press pp 163 4 ISBN 0889771650 Retrieved 2012 06 30 nbsp This article about a Saskatchewan politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Meakes amp oldid 1134717103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
