John Edwin Chisholm

John Edwin Chisholm (July 6, 1882[1] – 1964[2]) was a lawyer and political figure in Saskatchewan.

He was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of John Chisholm and Christina Isabella Graham, both of Scottish descent.

He was educated in Dartmouth, at the Halifax County Academy and at Dalhousie University, receiving a LL.B.

[1] Chisholm was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1916 by-election[3] held after John Albert Sheppard resigned his seat.

[4] He was defeated by Charles Avery Dunning when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1917.