Samuel Timothy Johnston OY (born November 20, 1935)[1] is a former Canadian politician in the territory of Yukon, Canada. He served as chief of the Teslin Tlingit Council from 1970 to 1984,[2] and represented Campbell in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1992 as a NDP member.
Sam Johnston | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Campbell | |
| In office 1985–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Porter |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1935 Teslin, Yukon, Canada |
| Political party | Yukon New Democratic Party |
He was born in Teslin, Yukon, the son of David Peter Johnston and Rose Morris, and was educated in Carcross. In 1983, he married Kelly Ruth Hyatt.[1] Johnston served as Speaker for the assembly from 1985 to 1992. He was the first native Canadian to serve as a legislative speaker in Canada.[3]
In the 1992 election, Johnston was defeated by independent Willard Phelps in the redistributed riding of Ross River-Southern Lakes.[4]
He served as chancellor for Yukon College from 2004 to 2008.[5]
Johnston also competed in archery at the North American Indigenous Games and was a coach at the North American Indigenous Games and the Arctic Winter Games. He was inducted into the Sport Yukon Hall of Fame in 2003.[6]
He was made a member of the Order of Yukon in 2019.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b Flanagan, Kathleen M. (1991). Canadian Parliamentary Companion, 1991. ISBN 0-921925-40-9.
- ^ "Top news for August - 2001". Raven's Eye. August 20, 2001. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Interview: Sam Johnston, MLA". Canadian Parliamentary Review. Government of Canada. 1986. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
- ^ Guzyk, Rob (October 20, 1992). "Independents will play a role". Whitehorse Star. Whitehorse, Yukon. p. 5. Retrieved March 16, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former Chancellors". Yukon College. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
- ^ "2003, Sam Johnston". 2003 Hall of Fame Inductees. Sport Yukon. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
- ^ "First batch of recipients named for Order of Yukon | CBC News".
- ^ "Whitehorse Daily Star: Commissioner names first recipients of the Order of Yukon".
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