Leo Thomas Nimsick (January 26, 1908 – February 8, 1999) was a political figure in

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. He represented Cranbrook from 1949 to 1966 and

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from 1966 to 1975 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then New Democratic Party member. He was born in

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, the son of Thomas Nimsick and Anna Caesar. In 1934, he married Marie K. Zimmer. Nimsick worked at diamond drilling and dairy farming; he later worked for

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for 40 years, retiring in 1968. He served four years as an alderman for Rossland. Nimsick ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1937. He ran for the leadership of the CCF in 1956, coming second to

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. Nimsick later served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Mines and Petroleum and as Minister of Travel Industry. He died in 1999 at the age of 91."Long-serving MLA Leo Nimsick dies" , Staff Reporter. ''The Province'' ancouver, B.C14 Feb 1999: A23.

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