John Thiessen Biography
John Thiessen (February 23, 1906–March 25, 1978) was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Shellbrook from 1956 to 1964 in the Legislative *embly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.
He was born in Aberdeen, Saskatchewan, the son of J.J. Thiessen, of Dutch descent, and was educated there. In 1929, Thiessen married Maria Loeppky; they lived in Canwood. Thiessen served as secretary-treasurer and reeve for the rural municipality of Canwood, as a justice of the peace, as a founding member of the Canwood community health clinic and as president and treasurer of the Aberdeen Board of Trade. He ran unsuccessfully for the Rosthern seat in the provincial *embly in 1952. He was defeated by John Cuelenaere when he ran for reelection to the *embly in 1964.
