John Joseph Mildenberger , (September 29, 1895 – August 8, 1976) was an

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-born farmer, civil servant, educator and political figure in

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. He represented Maple Creek from 1934 to 1944 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

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in the

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region of South Russia, of

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descent. He came to Saskatchewan with his family in 1902. Mildenberger was educated at

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and at the

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. He trained as a pilot in the

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near the end of

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. Mildenberger taught school for a number of years before being hired as a collector for the

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. He then served as secretary for the village of

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, was a partner in the local Massey-Harris agency and also taught in the village school. In 1924, he married Lydia Karlenzig. The family also owned a farm north of Burstall. Mildenberger was paymaster for the local militia before

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and served overseas during the war with the Saskatoon Light Infantry Machine Gun Battalion. After the war, he worked for the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Association. Mildenberger was defeated by

Beatrice Trew Beatrice Janet Trew (December 4, 1897 - June 4, 1976) was a Canadian politician. She received teacher training in Fredericton and moved to a school at Manor, Saskatchewan in 1917. The following year she taught at Lemsford, where she met and mar ...

when he ran for reelection in 1944. He died in Insinger at the age of 80.

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Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs Canadian military personnel of World War II University of Saskatchewan alumni Ukrainian emigrants to Canada Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Canada People from Kherson Governorate People from Rozdilna Raion 1895 births 1976 deaths {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub