Conrad Weidenhammer

Conrad Weidenhammer (January 27, 1866 – January 19, 1919) was a farmer and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1917 sitting with the Conservative caucus.

Conrad Weidenhammer
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
March 25, 1913 – June 7, 1917
Preceded byJohn McPherson
Succeeded byFrederick Lundy
ConstituencyStony Plain
Personal details
BornJanuary 27, 1866
Elmira, Canada West
DiedJanuary 19, 1919(1919-01-19) (aged 52)
Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative
Occupationfarmer

Early life

Weidenhammer's wife gave birth to a daughter at Elmira, Canada West, on March 24, 1896.[1]

Political career

Weidenhammer ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1905 Alberta general election. He ran as the Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Stony Plain but finished a distant third place, losing to Liberal candidate John McPherson.[2]

McPherson and Weidenhammer would run against each other once again in the 1913 Alberta general election. This time Weidenhammer would defeat McPherson in a straight contest winning over 60% of the popular vote.[3] It is said he had the broad support of the local German community during the election.[4] Weidenhammer would serve out his term in office before retiring from Alberta provincial politics in 1917. He died in 1919.

References
  1. "Berliner Journal 1896 births" (PDF). Kitchener Public Library. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  2. "Stony Plain Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  3. "Stony Plain Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  4. "Brief overview of the immigration history of Alberta's German speaking communities". University of Alberta. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
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