Conrad Weidenhammer (January 27, 1866 – January 19, 1919) was a farmer and provincial level politician from

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, Canada. He served as a member of the

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from 1913 to 1917 sitting with the Conservative caucus.

Early life

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

Political career

Weidenhammer ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the

1905 Alberta general election The 1905 Alberta general election was the first general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada on November 9, 1905, to elect twenty-five members of the Alberta legislature to the 1st Alberta Legislative Assembly, shortly after the provi ...

. 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. McPherson and Weidenhammer would run against each other once again in the

1913 Alberta general election The 1913 Alberta general election was held in March 1913. The writ was dropped on 25 March 1913 and election day was held 17 April 1913 to elect 56 members to the 3rd Alberta Legislature. Elections in two northern districts took place on 30 July ...

. This time Weidenhammer would defeat McPherson in a straight contest winning over 60% of the popular vote. It is said he had the broad support of the local German community during the election. Weidenhammer would serve out his term in office before retiring from Alberta provincial politics in 1917. He died in 1919.

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Alberta Legislative Assembly Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weidenhammer, Conrad 1866 births Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 1919 deaths