August Flamme Explained

August W. Flamme
Birth Date:1 January 1884
Death Place:Bow Island, Alberta, Canada
Birth Place:Newton, Iowa, U.S.[1]
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:Cypress
Term Start:August 22, 1935
Term End:March 21, 1940
Predecessor:Perren Baker
Successor:Fay Jackson
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 first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in the 1935 general election in the electoral district of Cypress. He defeated incumbent Perren Baker and two other candidates in a landslide to pick up the district for his party.[2] In the 1940 general election he was defeated by independent candidate Fay Jackson.[3] He died in 1961 at Bow Island Hospital in Bow Island, Alberta.[4]

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Notes and References

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