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

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

Political career

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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

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  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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