Leo Thomas Nimsick (January 26, 1908 – February 8, 1999) was a political figure in British Columbia. He represented Cranbrook from 1949 to 1966 and Kootenay from 1966 to 1975 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then New Democratic Party member.
Leo Nimsick | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kootenay Cranbrook (1949–66) | |
| In office June 15, 1949 – December 11, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Frank William Green |
| Succeeded by | George Wayne Haddad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leo Thomas Nimsick January 26, 1908 Rossland, British Columbia |
| Died | February 8, 1999 (aged 91) Cranbrook, British Columbia |
| Political party | New Democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Spouse | Marie K. Zimmer |
| Occupation | miner, farmer |
He was born in Rossland, British Columbia, the son of Thomas Nimsick and Anna Caesar.[1] In 1934, he married Marie K. Zimmer.[1] Nimsick worked at diamond drilling and dairy farming; he later worked for Cominco for 40 years, retiring in 1968.[2] He served four years as an alderman for Rossland.[1] Nimsick ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1937.[3] He ran for the leadership of the CCF in 1956, coming second to Robert Strachan.[4] Nimsick later served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources and as Minister of Travel Industry.[5]
He died in 1999 at the age of 91.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c Normandin, Pierre G (1951). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1951.
- ^ Leo Nimsick fonds. British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ^ Isitt, Benjamin (2011). Militant minority: British Columbia workers and the rise of a New Left, 1948-1972. University of Toronto Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-4426-1105-4. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ "NDP, Social Credit square off in BC". Leader-Post. Regina. November 2, 1975. p. 2. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ "Long-serving MLA Leo Nimsick dies" , Staff Reporter. The Province [Vancouver, B.C] 14 Feb 1999: A23.
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