He was born near Kindersley, Saskatchewan, the son of Harry Gordon Turnbull and Ingaborg Swanson, and was educated locally, going on to earn a BSc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Saskatchewan. Turnbull served on the council for the rural municipality of Kindersley and was also a director and vice-president for the Saskatchewan Farmers' Union. In 1945, he married Alice Turner.[1] Turnbull was a candidate for the leadership of the Saskatchewan CCF in 1961.[2] He was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Co-operation and Co-operative Development and as Minister of Education.[1] Turnbull was defeated by George Leith when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1964.[3] After retiring from politics, he briefly returned to farming and then was hired by the Western Co-operative College of Canada in Saskatoon. Turnbull was executive director for the college from 1972 to 1982. After retiring from the college, he worked overseas with the Canadian International Development Agency. Turnbull died in Saskatoon at the age of 86.[1]
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^ abcd"Turnbull, Olaf Alexander, 1917-2004". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
^Dale-Burnett, Lisa Lynne; Mlazgar, Brian (2006). Saskatchewan Agriculture: Lives Past and Present. Canadian Plains Research Center Press. p. 182. ISBN0889771693. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
^(PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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olaf, turnbull, olaf, alexander, turnbull, december, 1917, march, 2004, farmer, educator, political, figure, saskatchewan, represented, elrose, from, 1960, 1964, legislative, assembly, saskatchewan, operative, commonwealth, federation, member, born, near, kind. Olaf Alexander Turnbull December 30 1917 March 15 2004 1 was a farmer educator and political figure in Saskatchewan He represented Elrose from 1960 to 1964 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co operative Commonwealth Federation CCF member He was born near Kindersley Saskatchewan the son of Harry Gordon Turnbull and Ingaborg Swanson and was educated locally going on to earn a BSc in Agricultural Economics from the University of Saskatchewan Turnbull served on the council for the rural municipality of Kindersley and was also a director and vice president for the Saskatchewan Farmers Union In 1945 he married Alice Turner 1 Turnbull was a candidate for the leadership of the Saskatchewan CCF in 1961 2 He was a member of the provincial cabinet serving as Minister of Co operation and Co operative Development and as Minister of Education 1 Turnbull was defeated by George Leith when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1964 3 After retiring from politics he briefly returned to farming and then was hired by the Western Co operative College of Canada in Saskatoon Turnbull was executive director for the college from 1972 to 1982 After retiring from the college he worked overseas with the Canadian International Development Agency Turnbull died in Saskatoon at the age of 86 1 References edit a b c d Turnbull Olaf Alexander 1917 2004 Saskatchewan Archival Information Network Retrieved 2012 07 09 Dale Burnett Lisa Lynne Mlazgar Brian 2006 Saskatchewan Agriculture Lives Past and Present Canadian Plains Research Center Press p 182 ISBN 0889771693 Retrieved 2012 07 09 Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division PDF Saskatchewan Archives Board Archived from the original PDF on 2013 11 12 Retrieved 2012 03 27 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 Olaf Turnbull amp oldid 1134720270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
