He was born in Belleville, Ontario and came west with his family in 1908, settling on a homestead near Wilkie, Saskatchewan. In 1918, he became a district director for the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association. In 1928, he participated in the convention where the United Farmers of Canada was formed. Phelps was a founding member of the Farmer-Labour party. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources and Industrial Development. Phelps was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1948. In 1949, he helped rebuild the United Farmers of Canada into the Saskatchewan Farmers Union,[1] serving as its president from 1949 to 1954.[3]
Phelps helped establish the Western Development Museum, as well as museums in Yorkton, Saskatoon and North Battleford.[4]
In 1982, he was named to the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abc. Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
^"Deaths". Phoenix. Saskatoon. 17 March 1983. p. 28. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
^Quiring, Brett. "Phelps, Joseph (1899–1983)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
^"Belated tribute to Joe Phelps". Leader-Post. Regina. 25 March 1983. p. 6. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
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joseph, phelps, australian, politician, joseph, phelps, australian, politician, august, 1899, march, 1983, farmer, political, figure, saskatchewan, represented, saltcoats, from, 1938, 1948, legislative, assembly, saskatchewan, operative, commonwealth, federati. For the Australian politician see Joseph Phelps Australian politician Joseph Lee Phelps August 12 1899 1 March 15 1983 2 was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan He represented Saltcoats from 1938 to 1948 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co operative Commonwealth Federation CCF member Joseph Lee PhelpsMLA for SaltcoatsIn office 1938 1948Preceded byriding reconstitutedSucceeded byAsmundur LoptsonMinister of Natural Resources and Industrial DevelopmentIn office 1944 1948Personal detailsBornAugust 12 1899Belleville OntarioDiedMarch 15 1983 1983 03 15 aged 83 Political partyCo operative Commonwealth FederationProfessionfarmerHe was born in Belleville Ontario and came west with his family in 1908 settling on a homestead near Wilkie Saskatchewan In 1918 he became a district director for the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association In 1928 he participated in the convention where the United Farmers of Canada was formed Phelps was a founding member of the Farmer Labour party He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources and Industrial Development Phelps was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1948 In 1949 he helped rebuild the United Farmers of Canada into the Saskatchewan Farmers Union 1 serving as its president from 1949 to 1954 3 Phelps helped establish the Western Development Museum as well as museums in Yorkton Saskatoon and North Battleford 4 In 1982 he was named to the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame 1 References edit a b c Joseph Lee Phelps Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 1 August 2012 Retrieved 10 May 2012 Deaths Phoenix Saskatoon 17 March 1983 p 28 Retrieved 10 May 2012 Quiring Brett Phelps Joseph 1899 1983 Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan Retrieved 10 May 2012 Belated tribute to Joe Phelps Leader Post Regina 25 March 1983 p 6 Retrieved 10 May 2012 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 Joseph Lee Phelps amp oldid 1142140742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
