Kieth Reinhardt Hymmen (June 13, 1913 – January 16, 1978) was a Canadian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he represented the Waterloo North electoral district from 1965 to 1968, and Kitchener electoral district from 1968 to 1974, in the House of Commons.[1]
Kieth Hymmen | |
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| MP for Waterloo North | |
| In office January 18, 1965 – June 24, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Weichel |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| MP for Kitchener | |
| In office June 25, 1968 – May 9, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Flynn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 13, 1913 Berlin, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | January 16, 1978 (aged 64) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Chemical engineer |
The son of Horace Hymmen and Clara Dunke, he was educated in Kitchener and at the University of Toronto. Hymmen became a chemical engineer in Kitchener. In 1940, he married Ruth Amelia Iredale.[2] He served on Kitchener city council and was mayor of Kitchener for six months in 1958 and again from 1963 to 1965.[1] He died in 1978 and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Kieth Hymmen – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ "Dr. - Mayor Keith R. Hymmen". Waterloo Region Generations. Region of Waterloo. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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