Rudolph Hennig (May 5, 1886 – February 28, 1969) was a politician from

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. He served in the

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from 1926 to 1935 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta.

Political career

Hennig first ran for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the

1926 Alberta general election The 1926 Alberta general election was held on June 28, 1926, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The United Farmers of Alberta government that had first been elected in 1921 was re-elected, taking a majority of the seats in t ...

. He stood as the United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Victoria. He defeated former Liberal MLA Francis Walker and three other candidates. Upon redistribution of districts in 1930, Hennig sought re-election in the new district of Clover Bar in that year's election. He defeated independent candidate Christian Hein in the second vote count. Shortly before the 1935 election, he lost the UFA nomination in Clover Bar to David Roberts. He chose to retire at dissolution of the assembly rather than contesting the election as an independent.

Honors

The

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awarded Hennig an honorary degree in 1965. École Rudolph Hennig School, a French immersion elementary and Junior High School in

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, was named in his honor.

References

External links

Alberta Legislature Membership Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hennig, Rudolph 1886 births 1969 deaths People from Kishinyovsky Uyezd Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Canada Moldovan emigrants to Canada United Farmers of Alberta MLAs University of Alberta alumni