William Albert Pommer

W. A. Pommer
Member of Parliament
for Lisgar
In office
August 1953  June 1957
Preceded by Howard Waldemar Winkler
Succeeded by George Muir
Personal details
Born William Albert Pommer
(1895-05-15)15 May 1895
Virden, Manitoba
Died 5 November 1971(1971-11-05) (aged 76)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Grace Raddick (m. 1921)[1]
Profession dentist

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

  1. "William Albert Pommer". Manitoba Historical Society. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-24.


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