Howard Waldemar Winkler

Howard Waldemar Winkler
Member of Parliament
for Lisgar
In office
October 1935 – June 1953
Preceded by John Livingstone Brown
Succeeded by William Albert Pommer
Personal details
Born Howard Waldemar Winkler
4 March 1891
Morden, Manitoba
Died 14 November 1970 (aged 79)[1]
Mesa, Arizona, United States
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Ruth Doern (m. 1954)[1]
Profession farmer

Howard Waldemar Winkler (4 March 1891 – 14 November 1970) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Morden, Manitoba and became a farmer by career.

Winkler graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Arts in 1912, and a BSA in 1916.[2] He also served in the military as a member of the 11th Canadian Field Ambulance unit in World War I with some duties in France.[1][2] His father, Valentine Winkler, was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba who was provincial Minister of Agriculture from 1915 to 1920.[1][2]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Lisgar riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there in 1940, 1945 and 1949. Winkler left the House of Commons after completing his fourth and final term of federal office and did not seek re-election in the 1953 election.

Winkler died in the United States in 1970 at Mesa, Arizona.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Howard Waldemar Winkler (1891-1970)". Manitoba Historical Society. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

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