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William Albert Pommer

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Succeeded by
  
George Muir

Role
  
Member of Parliament

Political party
  
Liberal

Spouse
  
Grace Raddick

Profession
  
dentist

Party
  
Liberal Party of Canada

Name
  
William Pommer


Preceded by
  
Howard Waldemar Winkler

Full Name
  
William Albert Pommer

Born
  
15 May 1895 Virden, Manitoba (
1895-05-15
)

Died
  
November 5, 1971, Winnipeg, Canada

Education
  
University of Toronto, Northwestern University

William Albert Pommer (15 May 1895 – 5 November 1971) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Virden, Manitoba.

Pommer studied at Chicago's Northwestern University and the University of Toronto where he received his degree to practice dentistry. He participated in World War I with the Canadian Expeditionary Force's Dental Corps. Between 1932 and 1948 he was mayor of Manitou, Manitoba.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Lisgar riding in the 1953 general election. After serving in the 22nd Canadian Parliament, he was defeated in the 1957 election by George Muir of the Progressive Conservative party.

References

William Albert Pommer Wikipedia