Louis Henry "Lou" Hantelman (May 20, 1884 – January 6, 1966) was a

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farmer and politician. Born and raised in

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, Hantelman came to

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in 1905 to farm. During

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he joined the 46th Battalion of the

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and served in

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where he rose to the rank of

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.University of Saskatchewan
Honorary degree recipients - Louis Henry Hantelman
May 13, 1955, retrieved February 12, 2008 He resumed farming near

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after the war. He became active in agrarian politics and was elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1934 general election as a member of the Farmer-Labour Group which subsequently became the

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. He served for

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terms before retiring in 1944. He subsequently served on the Board of Governors of the

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and as chair of the university's hospital board.

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American emigrants to Canada Farmers from Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian politicians 1884 births 1966 deaths Canadian military personnel of World War I Place of death missing {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub