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Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement Douglas is a Scottish Canadian politician who served as premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. As a Baptist minister, he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1935 as a member of the Federation of Commonwealth Cooperatives. He left federal politics to become the leader of the Saskatchewan Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and later as Saskatchewan's seventh prime minister. His Cabinet was North America's first democratic socialist government and he introduced the continent's first global single-payer health program. After founding Saskatchewan's universal health program, Douglas resigned and ran for the leadership of the new Federal Democratic Party, the successor party of the nation's CCF. He was elected as the first federal leader in 1961. Although Douglas never led the party in power, for much of his term it maintained a balance of power in the House of Representatives.
BornThomas Clement Douglas, October 20, 1904, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland
DiedFebruary 24, 1986, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyCCF (1935–1961), NDP (1961–1986)
Children2, Shirley Douglas and Joan Douglas Tulchinsky
RelativesKiefer Sutherland (grandson), Thomas Douglas Sicks (grandson)Rachel Sutherland (granddaughter) Daniel S. Talmor MD MPH (grandson) Joel Talmor (grandson) Sarah Sutherland (great-granddaughter)
Alma materBrandon University, McMaster University, University of Chicago
ProfessionBaptist minister
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDavid Lewis

About Tommy Douglas

Politician Tommy Douglas was born on October 20, 1904 in Scotland (He dies at the age of 81, on February 24, 1986).

This Canadian Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) politician served as Premier of Saskatchewan from the mid-1940s until the early 1960s. He then became the first leader of the New Democratic Party.

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Tommy Douglas before becoming famous

Tommy Douglas was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1904 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).

He was ordained as a Baptist preacher after following an amateur boxing career in his teens and studying sociology at McMaster University and the University of Chicago. During the Great Depression, he entered politics.

Achievement of Tommy Douglas

The establishment of a Medicare system in Canada was a significant goal of his political career.

Tommy Douglas's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in Falkirk, Scotland, to Thomas and Annie Clement Douglas, and spent his childhood in both Scotland and Manitoba, Canada. His marriage to Irma Dempsey produced two daughters: Joan, an adopted daughter, and Shirley Douglas, an actress daughter; his grandson, TV Actor Kiefer Sutherland, had a successful career as a screen actor.

Tommy Douglas Collabed with

During the mid-to-late 1930s and early 1940s, he and Liberal Party politician Politician Jack Patterson both served in the Canadian House of Commons.

Tommy Douglas Income & Net worth

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Tommy Douglas Height and Weight

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Latest information about Tommy Douglas updated on March 20 2023.