Jack St. John

Who was Jack St. John?

Jack St. John was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1953 to 1958.

The son of Bertram A. St. John, he was educated in Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg, and worked as a pharmacist, druggist and small businessman. He was an alderman in the City of Winnipeg from 1944 to 1953, sitting with the conservative Civic Election Committee group.

St. John was a member of the University of Manitoba varsity hockey team which won the Allan Cup in 1928. He later played professional ice hockey in Kansas City, St. Louis and Buffalo. He played 46 games with the St. Louis Flyers in the 1931-32 season, and achieved three goals, one assist and twenty-two penalty minutes.

In 1942, he married Ragna Johnson.

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1953 provincial election, finishing third in the four-member constituency of Winnipeg Centre. He served as a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell's government during his time in the legislature, and was known for opposing prison reforms.