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James Litterick
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Miner, MLA (1937-1940).
Born at Glasgow, Scotland on 15 July 1901, son of Thomas Litterick and Margaret Thompson, he was educated at Clydebrooke and Glasgow. He came to Canada in 1925 and worked as a miner. He was Manitoba Secretary of the Communist Party of Canada and was elected to the Manitoba Legislature at the 1936 general election. The party was later outlawed and he disappeared in June 1940. He was believed to have gone to the United States and successfully evaded an RCMP search for him.
On 6 October 1936, he married Molly Bassin (1917-1942, daughter of Mr. and Mrs H. Bassin) at Winnipeg. Around 1938, they lived at 249 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg.
1931 Canada census, Ancestry.
Marriage registration [James Litterick, Molly Bassin], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1938.
“Outlaw decree,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 June 1940, page 4.
“Litterick reported in United States,” Winnipeg Free Press, 12 July 1940, page 5.
“Litterick faces disqualification,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 November 1940, page 13.
Chassia Bassin, FindAGrave.
We thank Oliver Bernuetz (Legislative Library of Manitoba) for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 May 2024
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