Sam Johnston (Yukon politician)
Samuel Timothy Johnston OY (born November 20, 1935)[1] is a Canadian former politician in the territory of Yukon, Canada. He served as chief of the Teslin Tlingit Council from 1970 to 1984,[2] and represented Campbell in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1992 as a NDP member.
Sam Johnston | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Campbell | |
| In office 1985–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Porter |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1935 Teslin, Yukon, Canada |
| Political party | Yukon New Democratic Party |
He was born in Teslin, Yukon, the son of David Peter Johnston and Rose Morris, and was educated in Carcross. In 1983, he married Kelly Ruth Hyatt.[1] Johnston served as Speaker for the assembly from 1985 to 1992. He was the first native Canadian to serve as a legislative speaker in Canada.[3]
In the 1992 election, Johnston was defeated by independent Willard Phelps in the redistributed riding of Ross River-Southern Lakes.
He served as chancellor for Yukon College from 2004 to 2008.[4]
Johnston also competed in archery at the North American Indigenous Games and was a coach at the North American Indigenous Games and the Arctic Winter Games. He was inducted into the Sport Yukon Hall of Fame in 2003.[5]
He was made a member of the Order of Yukon in 2019.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b Flanagan, Kathleen M. (1991). Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1991. ISBN 0-921925-40-9.
- ^ . Raven's Eye. August 20, 2001. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ "Interview: Sam Johnston, MLA". Canadian Parliamentary Review. Government of Canada. 1986. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ . Yukon College. Archived from the original on 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ . 2003 Hall of Fame Inductees. Sport Yukon. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ "First batch of recipients named for Order of Yukon | CBC News".
- ^ "Whitehorse Daily Star: Commissioner names first recipients of the Order of Yukon".