Carl Niderost

Carl Niderost (June 19, 1898[1] – January 15, 1942[2]) was an English-born lawyer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He served as mayor of Saskatoon from 1939 to 1940.[3][4]

He was born in Birmingham, the son of Carl Niderost, a native of Switzerland, and Caroline Schaaf, a native of Germany, and came to Canada with his family in 1908. Niderost was educated in Birmingham, in Saskatoon and at the University of Saskatchewan. He was admitted to the Saskatchewan bar in 1921.[1] He served as a member of the city council for Saskatoon from 1935 to 1938.[3] Niderost ran unsuccessfully for the Saskatoon City federal seat in 1940.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Hawkes, John (1924). The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Volume 3. pp. 1900–1901.
  2. ↑ "The City of Saskatoon Municipal Manual" (PDF). City of Saskatoon. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  3. 1 2 "Saskatoon's Mayors and Council". City of Saskatoon. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  4. ↑ Pedersen, Jen. "A Seat on Council: The Aldermen, Councillors and Mayors of Saskatoon 1903-2006" (PDF). City of Saskatoon. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "SASKATOON CITY, Saskatchewan (1933 - 1947)". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
Political offices
Preceded by
Robert Mitford Pinder		 Mayor of Saskatoon
1939–1940 		Succeeded by
S. N. MacEachern


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