▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁politician , ▁business man ▁and ▁l umber man . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁Ren f rew ▁South ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁federal ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁James ▁Robert ▁B ask in ▁and ▁Eth el ▁Gill , ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Nor wood . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁married ▁Glad ys ▁L . ▁Scott . ▁B ask in ▁operated ▁a ▁wh oles ale ▁l umber ▁business ▁in ▁Ren f rew . ▁ ▁He ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁latter ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁Lan ark ▁and ▁Ren f rew . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁federal ▁political ▁experience , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 9 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁Ontario ▁Category : Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Canada ▁MP s <0x0A> </s> ▁Har pag op hor idae ▁is ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁round - back ed ▁mill