Herbert Sulkers

Herbert Sulkers (September 25, 1889[1]—October 16, 1948[2]) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1941, as a representative of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).[1]

Sulkers was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and received his early education in that city. He came to Canada in 1907, and continued his education in Winnipeg. Sulkers worked as a florist, and was president of the Manitoba Vegetable Growers Association. From 1924 to 1936, he served as a school trustee. In 1912, he married Gertrude Bergman.[2] Sulkers also served as president of the Manitoba Sugar Beet Growers' Association.[3]

In the 1935 federal election, Sulkers ran as a candidate of the federal Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in Springfield. He finished a close second against Liberal candidate John Mouat Turner.[4]

Sulkers was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1936 provincial election, in which the CCF ran a joint campaign with the provincial Independent Labour Party (ILP). He defeated Liberal-Progressive cabinet minister Robert Hoey[1] by 665 votes.

The CCF entered an all-party coalition government in 1940, and Sulkers briefly served as a government backbencher. He was defeated by Liberal-Progressive candidate Nicholas Stryk in the 1941 provincial election.[1]

He died at home in Winnipeg at the age of 59.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
  2. 1 2 3 "Herbert Sulkers (1889-1948)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  3. ↑ "Manitoba Beet Growers to Get Price Boost". Calgary Herald. January 28, 1943. p. 17. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
  4. ↑ "Springfield, Manitoba (1914 - 1966)". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
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