Preceded by Perren Baker Constituency Cypress Name August Flamme Died February 13, 1961 | Succeeded by Fay Jackson Occupation politician Role Politician | |
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Born January 1, 1884
Newton, Iowa, U.S. ( 1884-01-01 ) Political party Alberta Social Credit Party | ||
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.
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.
He died in 1961 at the Bow Island Hospital in Bow Island, Alberta.
References
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