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thomas walter scott canada canada james alexander calder alliston , ontario assiniboia west moose jaw 17 july 1951 200px minister 1918-1921 -rrb- of telephones -lrb- 1919-1921 -rrb- provincial secretary -lrb- canadian liberal member jaw city of the legislative assembly of saskatchewan for moose 28 november 1872 1906 1908 1918 1925 william erskine knowles.jpg william erskine knowles
 1908 1917 1921 1927 william erskine knowles saskatchewan liberal party
william erskine knowles

william erskine knowles -lrb- november 28 , 1872 -- july 17 , 1951 -rrb- was a canadian politician .
born in alliston , ontario , knowles was educated at osgoode hall law school in toronto .
a lawyer by profession , he was first elected to the canadian house of commons for the electoral district of assiniboia west in a by-election held on february 6 , 1906 .
a liberal , he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911 for the electoral district of moose jaw .
he did not run in 1917 .
from 1918 to 1927 , he was a member of the legislative assembly of saskatchewan .
from 1918 to 1921 , he was the provincial secretary and from 1919 to 1921 he was the minister of telephones .
he attempted a federal comeback in the 1921 and 1923 elections but was defeated .
knowles resigned his seat in the saskatchewan assembly in 1927 after he was named a judge .
