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CROSS: Colonel, The Honourable
James. Albert. (K.C., D.S.O.), Attorney-General of the Province
of Saskatchewan, barrister and
solicitor (Cross, Jonah, Hugg & Forbes). Born at Caledonia Springs, ant., Dec. 11th, 1876; son of George Henry
and Marian (Kenny) Cross, both Canadians of Irish. descent. Married Ida Bell
Dawson, of Regina, Sept. 7th, 1905, and has one son and a
daughter, Educated at Collegiate Institute, Vankleek Hill, Ont. Came to Regina,
Sask., from Ontario,
1898, and taught school for a time. Studied law in Regina
and was called to the bar of Saskatchewan, August 5th, 1905. K.C., 1916.. Member
Regina Public School
Board for four years and chairman one year. Served overseas, C.E.F., with 28th
Batt. and 27th (City of Winnipeg)
Batt. Awarded D.S.O. and mentioned in dispatches. District Officer commanding
Mil. Dis. No. 12, from June 1st, 1918,
to Sept. 1st, 1919. In 1916~
while overseas, was elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature to represent the Saskatchewan
soldiers in Great Britain.
Elected to Legislature for Regina City
in general election, June 9th, 1921.
Entered Saskatchewan Government
as Attorney-General, April 5th, 1921.
Re-elected by acclamation in May, 1922. An ardent Liberal in politics and has
always taken a keen interest in public affairs.
Methodist. Address, 1934 Sixteenth Avenue,
Regina.
UHRICH: The Honourable John M.Ph.C., M.C., Provincial Secretary and
Minister of Public Health, Saskatchewan
Government. Born June 7th, 1877,
at Formosa,
ant., son of Ignatius and Caroline (Braehler). His father was an Alsatian and
his mother Canadian, his father being a French veteran of the Franco Prussian
war. Dr. Uhrich was educated at the Separate
Schools, Formosa,
Ont., at Walkerton High
School and the North-western
University, Chicago,
Ill. He was married in June 1910, to
Catherine, daughter of J. B. Tischart, of Formosa,
Ont. He is a physician and surgeon. In politics a Liberal. Was first
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