Buchanan, Niles Leonard, 1909-1987
- PA 84
- Pessoa singular
- 1909-1987
Niles Leonard Buchanan was born on June 12, 1909 at Roberts County, South Dakota to George and Pearl (Reimann) Buchanan. In 1913, he came to Saskatchewan with his family, who homesteaded in the Spring Valley district. Buchanan received his early education in the Spring Valley district and attended high school and normal school in Moose Jaw.
After graduating from normal school, Buchanan worked as a teacher in Saskatchewan for 14 years. He ran unsuccessfully as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) candidate in the 1940 federal election. Buchanan was elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1944 as a CCF member for the Notukeu-Willow Bunch constituency and remained in his seat until 1956. After leaving politics, Buchanan worked at the Saskatchewan Power Corporation before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia for employment with B.C. Hydro. He returned to Regina and retired in 1974.
Buchanan died in Regina on September 16, 1987.
Buchanan married Emma Louise Knox on May 18, 1935. They had two children: Niles Larry and Robert Louis.