Norman C. Schneider was a Canadian

Canada

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 politician and businessman.

Born in Kitchener, Ontario

Kitchener, Ontario

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, he was the son of J. M. Schneider, the founder of the meat packing company bearing his name (now owned by Maple Leaf Foods

Maple Leaf Foods

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a major Canadian food processing company, founded in 1927 as a merger of several major Toronto meat packers.-History:The company was originally known as Canada Packers...

). He joined the family business in 1911 eventually becoming vice-president, president and chairman of the board before retiring in 1970.

In a 1952 by-election

By-election

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, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 in the Ontario riding of Waterloo North

Waterloo North

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. A Liberal

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, he was re-elected in 1953

Canadian federal election, 1953

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 and 1957

Canadian federal election, 1957

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. He was defeated in 1958

Canadian federal election, 1958

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.

He died in his home in Kitchener in 1985.

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