August Flamme

August W. Flamme
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 22, 1935  March 21, 1940
Preceded by Perren Baker
Succeeded by Fay Jackson
Constituency Cypress
Personal details
Born (1884-01-01)January 1, 1884
Newton, Iowa, U.S.[1]
Died February 13, 1961(1961-02-13) (aged 77)
Bow Island, Alberta
Political party Social Credit
Occupation politician

August W. Flamme (January 1, 1884 – February 13, 1961) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Political career

Flamme ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the 1935 Alberta general election in the electoral district of Cypress. He defeated incumbent Perren Baker and two other candidates with a landslide majority to pick up the district for his party.[2]

Flamme ran for a second term in office in the 1940 Alberta general election. He was defeated in a hotly contested two way race by independent candidate Fay Jackson.[3]

He died in 1961 at the Bow Island Hospital in Bow Island, Alberta.[4]

References

  1. Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1939
  2. "Cypress Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  3. "Cypress Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
  4. "Long Time Resident Dies". Bow Island Graphic. February 23, 1961. p. 1.

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