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William Albert Pommer

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W. A. Pommer
Member of Parliament
for Lisgar
In office
August 1953 – June 1957
Preceded byHoward Winkler
Succeeded byGeorge Muir
Personal details
Born
William Albert Pommer

(1895-05-15)15 May 1895
Virden, Manitoba, Canada
Died5 November 1971(1971-11-05) (aged 76)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseGrace Raddick (m. 1921)[1]
ProfessionDentist

William Albert Pommer (15 May 1895 – 5 November 1971) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. 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.

1953 Canadian federal election: Lisgar
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Albert Pommer 6,581
Progressive Conservative William Henry Sharpe 4,780
Social Credit Ivan Andrew Langtry 3,096
1957 Canadian federal election: Lisgar
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative George Muir 8,708
Social Credit Ivan Andrew Langtry 5,246
Liberal William Albert Pommer 4,390
Co-operative Commonwealth Howard Russell Pawley 443
Independent Douglas George Gateson 205

References

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  1. ^ "William Albert Pommer". Manitoba Historical Society. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
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