August Flamme

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.

August W. Flamme
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940
Preceded byPerren Baker
Succeeded byFay Jackson
ConstituencyCypress
Personal details
Born(1884-01-01)January 1, 1884
Newton, Iowa, U.S.[1]
DiedFebruary 13, 1961(1961-02-13) (aged 77)
Bow Island, Alberta, Canada
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationpolitician

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]

gollark: It probably would, though.
gollark: I have no idea how many there are. I don't see how people would be particularly hurt by prizes becoming easier to get.
gollark: Changes which upset lots of people are bad. So are status quos which upset people. We have a bad status quo.
gollark: Well, I suggested it.I may have been joking.
gollark: Nobody accepted my *ultra-*fair idea of randomly moving the prizes between owners every month.

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