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Two months after Douglas graduated from Brandon College, he married Irma Dempsey, and the two moved to the town of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, where he became an ordained minister at the Calvary Baptist Church. Irma was 19, while Douglas was 25.
Douglas was born April 2, 1934, in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, the daughter of Irma May (née Dempsey; 1911–1995) and Tommy Douglas (1904–1986), the late Scottish-born Canadian statesman, Premier of Saskatchewan and the first leader of the federal New Democratic Party.
Feb 24, 1986 · On August 30, 1930, Tommy married Irma Dempsey of Carberry, Manitoba, a music student at Brandon College. They had one daughter, actress Shirley Jean Douglas, and they later adopted a second daughter, Joan Diane, who became a nurse.
Jun 4, 2020 · At the age of nineteen, Douglas enrolled in theology studies at Brandon College where he was introduced to Social Gospel, a movement based on Christian teachings and social reform. Shortly after graduating, he married a music student named Irma Dempsey.
At one such trip Tommy met Irma Dempsey, his future wife. By the time he had left Brandon College, Tommy had earned his Bachelor’s degree in the Faculty of Arts. In the fall of 1929, Tommy became a minister at Calvary Baptist church in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
Marries Irma Dempsey, with whom he has two daughters. Appointed pastor of the Baptist Church, Weyburn, Saskatchewan. 1933 Attends inaugural convention of the socialist Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). 1935 Is elected federal Member of Parliament for Weyburn. 1944 Is elected Premier of Saskatchewan. 1961 Introduces medicare to ...
Jul 30, 2013 · Tommy Douglas married Irma Dempsey in 1930. The couple had two daughters: actress Shirley Douglas and nurse Joan Douglas. Their grandchildren include actor Kiefer Sutherland , the son of Shirley Douglas and her second husband, actor Donald Sutherland .
