William Thompson Badger [SEP] residence
William Thompson Badger
William Thompson Badger (May 2, 1884 – August 6, 1926) was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. Born in Manitoba he was the son of William Badger and Maggie Thompson, in 1908 he married Anna Isabelle McKerlie.
His political career began in 1914 when he served as mayor of Outlook, Saskatchewan. He then represented Rosetown in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1917 to 1921 as a Conservative MPP until he was defeated by John Andrew Wilson.
, were also home to major farming activity. Badger Road is named for Harry Markley Badger, an early resident of Fairbanks who later established a farm along the road and became known as "the Strawberry King". Ballaine and McGrath Roads, side roads of Farmers Loop Road, were also named for prominent local farmers, whose farms were in the immediate vicinity of their respective namesake roads. Despite early efforts by the Alaska Loyal League, the Tanana Valley Agriculture Association and William Fentress Thompson, the editor-publisher of the "