Albert Friedrich Trapp (died January 9, 1953) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1951 until his death. Trapp was the son of Wilhelm Trapp, a

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immigrant. In 1913, he married Charlotte Arnhold. He served on the council for the

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, also serving as reeve, was a school trustee and helped found the Brokenhead Agricultural Society. Trapp was elected to the Manitoba legislature in a

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held in St. Clements on October 24, 1950, following the death of the previous member,

Nicholas Stryk Nicholas John Stryk (December 17, 1896 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire – July 11, 1950) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1941 to 1945, and again from 1949 unti ...

. He easily defeated candidates from the

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and Labour Progressive Party, and served as a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell's government. Trapp's time in the legislature was brief, as he died in office in Beausejour in 1953. His son, A.A. Trapp, also served in the legislature in the 1950s.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trapp, Albert Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs Year of birth missing 1953 deaths