H. H. Kemper

Last updated

Mina Burwell
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(m. 1911)​
Herman Henry Kemper
MLA for Gull Lake
In office
1934–1938
OccupationFarmer, agrarian activist

Herman Henry Kemper (1882-1964) was an American-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Gull Lake in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1934 to 1938.

He was born on a farm in Hebron, Nebraska, [1] the son of Frank Herman Kemper and Louisa Haulker. [2] In 1906, Kemper found work with a survey crew working on the railway west of Edmonton, Alberta. He returned home later that year but, in the summer of 1907, he traveled north again and worked on a farm near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Later in 1907, he settled on a homestead south of Gull Lake. Kemper returned to Nebraska and married Mina Burwell in 1911. The couple returned to Saskatchewan later that same year. After working on a farm near Moose Jaw, they were able to purchase land not far from his original homestead. Kemper served on the rural municipal district council for Arlington. [1]

He was also a director for the Saskatchewan section of the United Farmers of Canada. Kemper was elected during the 1934 Saskatchewan general election, representing Gull Lake as a member of the Farmer-Labour Group (FLG). The FLG was founded in 1932. [3] In 1935, it changed its name and officially became the Saskatchewan section of the national Co-operative Commonwealth Federation or CCF. During the eighth provincial election on June 19, 1934, the FLG had five elected members come to office, [4] including Kemper. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in Gull Lake in 1938 and in the Maple Creek federal riding in 1940. [1]

In 1953, Kemper sold his farm and retired to the town of Shaunavon. He died in a car accident near Tompkins while travelling to a CCF rally. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Range Riders and Sodbusters. Eastend History Society. 1984. pp. 532–34. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Normandin, A L (1937). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. ↑ Hoffman, George (2006), Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan (online), Regina, Saskatchewan: Western Economic Diversification Canada and the Government of Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina , retrieved 30 April 2012
  4. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, Elections Saskatchewan historical Eighth Provincial General Election (June 19, 1934), archived from the original on 13 March 2009, retrieved 15 December 2008


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