Rudolph Hennig Explained

Rudolph Hennig
Birth Date:May 4, 1886
Birth Place:Kishinev, Russian Empire (now Chișinău, Moldova)
Death Place:Edmonton, Alberta,[1] Canada
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:Victoria
Term Start:June 28, 1926
Term End:June 19, 1930
Predecessor:William Fedun
Successor:Peter Miskew
Constituency1:Clover Bar
Term Start1:June 19, 1930
Term End1:August 22, 1935
Predecessor1:New District
Successor1:Floyd Baker
Party:United Farmers
Occupation:politician

Rudolph Hennig (May 5, 1886 – February 28, 1969) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1935 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta.

Political career

Hennig first ran for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1926 Alberta general election. He stood as the United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Victoria. He defeated former Liberal MLA Francis Walker and three other candidates.[2]

Upon redistribution of districts in 1930, Hennig sought re-election in the new district of Clover Bar in that year's election. He defeated independent candidate Christian Hein in the second vote count.[3]

Shortly before the 1935 election, he lost the UFA nomination in Clover Bar to David Roberts.[4] He chose to retire at dissolution of the assembly rather than contesting the election as an independent.

Honors

The University of Alberta awarded Hennig an honorary degree in 1965.[5] École Rudolph Hennig School, a French immersion elementary and Junior High School in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, was named in his honor.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Funeral Services for educator, ex-MLA . . March 3, 1969. 10 .
  2. Web site: Victoria results 1926. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . June 6, 2010.
  3. Web site: Clover Bar results 1930. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . June 6, 2010.
  4. News: Hennig Defeated At Clover Bar. The Lethbridge Herald. 1. March 30, 1935. Vol XXVII.
  5. Web site: Past Honorary Degree Recipients. University of Alberta. June 8, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527195725/http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/senate/honorarydegreeslist.cfm#H. May 27, 2011.