Howard Waldemar Winkler (4 March 1891 – 14 November 1970) was a

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member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in

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and became a farmer by career. Winkler graduated from the

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with some duties in France. His father,

Valentine Winkler Valentine Winkler (March 18, 1864 – June 7, 1920) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal for Rhineland from 1892 to 1900, and again from 1900 to 1920. Winkler was a cabinet mi ...

, was a member of the

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who was provincial Minister of Agriculture from 1915 to 1920. He was first elected to Parliament at the Lisgar riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there in

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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's uncle was former MLA and Legislative Speaker

Enoch Winkler Enoch Winkler (January 2, 1852 – November 1, 1928) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Manitoba. He represented Rosenfeldt from 1888 to 1899 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal. He was born in Waterloo County ...

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

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