Cornelius Hiebert
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Cornelius "Don" Hiebert was a politician from Alberta
, Canada
.
, Russia
and lived in Russia and attended school until he was 13 years old, when his family moved to Manitoba
, Canada
. He worked in a little general store until he decided to move to Didsbury, Alberta
in 1900. When he arrived to the new town he founded a small general and hardware store.
Hiebert began his political career on the municipal level. He was elected to serve as Village Overseer, the precursor to the Mayoral position for Didsbury from 1901 to 1904. After his 3 years managing the affairs of Didsbury he became more ambitious and ran for a seat in the provincial legislature.
in the 1905 Alberta general election
defeating future Member of Parliament Michael Clark
in a hotly contested 3 way race. He was just one 1 out of 2 Conservatives elected to serve in the official opposition that year. Hiebert became the first Mennonite elected to the Alberta Legislature.
His electoral district was eliminated due re-distribution in the 1909 Alberta general election
. He was unable to obtain the Conservative nomination at the party's provincial convention in Red Deer that year.
Despite losing the Conservative nomination Hiebert tried running in the provincial election to retain his seat in the new Didsbury
electoral district. He was defeated by Joseph Stauffer
and ended up finishing the election in third place and losing his nomination deposit.
After Hiebert was defeated from the Legislature the Calgary Herald
wrote in a scathing editorial that his wavering from Conservatism was spineless and that even his adherent supporters now despise him.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Early life
Hiebert was born in Sea of AzovSea of Azov
The Sea of Azov , known in Classical Antiquity as Lake Maeotis, is a sea on the south of Eastern Europe. It is linked by the narrow Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea to the south and is bounded on the north by Ukraine mainland, on the east by Russia, and on the west by the Ukraine's Crimean...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and lived in Russia and attended school until he was 13 years old, when his family moved to Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He worked in a little general store until he decided to move to Didsbury, Alberta
Didsbury, Alberta
Didsbury is a town in central Alberta, Canada, at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.Located next to Alberta Highway 2A, near the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, Didsbury is within the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. Didsbury is approximately the half-way point between the cities of Calgary and Red...
in 1900. When he arrived to the new town he founded a small general and hardware store.
Hiebert began his political career on the municipal level. He was elected to serve as Village Overseer, the precursor to the Mayoral position for Didsbury from 1901 to 1904. After his 3 years managing the affairs of Didsbury he became more ambitious and ran for a seat in the provincial legislature.
Provincial political career
Hiebert was elected to the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaLegislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
in the 1905 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1905
The Alberta general election of 1905 was the first general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on 9 November 1905, to elect members of the Alberta legislature to the 1st Alberta Legislative Assembly, shortly after the province was created out of the Northwest Territories...
defeating future Member of Parliament Michael Clark
Michael Clark (Canadian politician)
Michael Clark was a Canadian physician and politician from Alberta, Canada.-Early life:...
in a hotly contested 3 way race. He was just one 1 out of 2 Conservatives elected to serve in the official opposition that year. Hiebert became the first Mennonite elected to the Alberta Legislature.
His electoral district was eliminated due re-distribution in the 1909 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1909
The Alberta general election was 1909 was the second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on 22 March 1909 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He was unable to obtain the Conservative nomination at the party's provincial convention in Red Deer that year.
Despite losing the Conservative nomination Hiebert tried running in the provincial election to retain his seat in the new Didsbury
Didsbury (provincial electoral district)
Didsbury is a former provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The electoral district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1963.- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-1944 general election:...
electoral district. He was defeated by Joseph Stauffer
Joseph Stauffer
Lieutenant Joseph Emmett Stauffer was a teacher politician and soldier from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:Stauffer was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1909 Alberta legislature...
and ended up finishing the election in third place and losing his nomination deposit.
After Hiebert was defeated from the Legislature the Calgary Herald
Calgary Herald
The Calgary Herald is a daily newspaper published in the Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta.- History :The paper was first published on August 31, 1883 by Andrew Armour and Thomas Braden as The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate and General Advertiser. It started as a weekly paper with only...
wrote in a scathing editorial that his wavering from Conservatism was spineless and that even his adherent supporters now despise him.