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Fimrite, Adolph
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Adolph Fimrite was born on February 15, 1913, in Kingman, Alberta. He owned Fimrite's Department Store in Wanham, Alberta. Mr. Fimrite served as a Social Credit Member for the constituencies of Spirit River and Spirit River-Fairview from 1952 to 1971. He was appointed Deputy Chair of the Northern Alberta Development Council on April 23, 1963. While serving as Chair, he oversaw the creation and the building of the Alberta Resources Railway as well as the Highway 34 Bridge and the Highway 2 Suspension Bridge. He was appointed Minister Without Portfolio in 1966. He left the Alberta Legislative Assembly after running unsuccessfully in the provincial election in 1971. Adolph Fimrite died on July 18, 1990, in Kelowna, British Columbia.
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Provincial Archives of Alberta