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Cuelenaere, John Marcel 1910-
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John Cuelenaere was born on September 9, 1910 at Duck Lake, and obtained his public and high school education in Victoria, B.C., Leask, and Regina, Saskatchewan. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a B.A. degree in 1931 and an LL.B. in 1933. He practiced law in Prince Albert and was created a Q.C. in 1947. He was a member of the Canadian Bar Association and a Bencher of the Saskatchewan Law Society.
Cuelenaere took an active part in Prince Albert civic affairs. He served as an alderman from 1943 to 1945 and Mayor from 1946 to 1954. He was a member of the Saskatchewan Senate and a director of the Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce. In 1939 he joined the Prince Albert and Battleford Volunteers and was discharged as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1942. He was active in political circles as a Liberal and was vice-president and president of the Saskatchewan Young Liberals Association.