Anton Olsen Morken (March 17, 1885 [1] – August 1959 [2] ) was a Norwegian-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Canora in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1929 to 1934 as a Liberal.
Sweden and Norway or Sweden–Norway, officially the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, or as the United Kingdoms, was a personal union of the separate kingdoms of Sweden and Norway under a common monarch and common foreign policy that lasted from 1814 until its amicable and peaceful dissolution in 1905.
Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without a natural border. It has an area of 651,900 square kilometres (251,700 sq mi), nearly 10 percent of which is fresh water, composed mostly of rivers, reservoirs, and the province's 100,000 lakes.
Canora is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Canora. This constituency was created before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908. Dissolved in 1934, the district was reconstituted before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938.
He was born in Kvam, Oppland in Gudbrand Valley, the son of Ole Eriksen Stormorken and Embjørg Amundsdatter Stormorken (née Stenen), and was educated there. Morken came to Canada in 1906. In 1919, he married Hulda Marie Erickson (née Lindblom). Morken lived in Sturgis, Saskatchewan. He was president of the Sturgis Telephone Company, a member of the local school board, [1] and a founding member of the Sturgis Credit Union. He was also a grain dealer and part owner of a garage. Morken served overseas with the Canadian Army during World War I. [3] He died of a heart attack at the age of 74. [2]
Kvam is a village in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, situated along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river. The village lies in Nord-Fron municipality in Oppland County, Norway. During the military campaign in Norway in 1940, Kvam was the scene of a battle between German and British forces. During the battle, the original Kvam church dating to 1776 was destroyed by the Germans. In 1952, the current Kvam Church was constructed.
Sturgis is a town of 620 people in east central Saskatchewan, Canada. The Town of Sturgis is 95 km north of Yorkton on Highway 9. It is located in the Assiniboine river valley near the lakes and woods region of the province.
The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War. The force fielded several combat formations on the Western Front in France and Belgium, the largest of which was the Canadian Corps, consisting of four divisions. The Canadian Cavalry Brigade and the Canadian Independent Force, which were independent of the Canadian Corps, also fought on the Western Front. The CEF also had a large reserve and training organization in England, and a recruiting organization in Canada. In the later stages of the European war, particularly after their success at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele, the Canadian Corps was regarded by friend and foe alike as one of the most effective Allied military formations on the Western Front. In August 1918, the CEF's Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force travelled to revolution-torn Russia. It reinforced an anti-Bolshevik garrison in Vladivostok during the winter of 1918–19. At this time, another force of Canadian soldiers were placed in Archangel, where they fought against Bolsheviks.
Morken Lake, located north of La Ronge, was named in his honour. [2]
