Leo Nimsick

Leo Thomas Nimsick (January 26, 1908 February 8, 1999) was a miner and 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 byFrank William Green
Succeeded byGeorge Wayne Haddad
Personal details
Born
Leo Thomas Nimsick

(1908-01-26)January 26, 1908
Rossland, British Columbia
DiedFebruary 8, 1999(1999-02-08) (aged 91)
Cranbrook, British Columbia
Political partyNew Democratic
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Spouse(s)Marie K. Zimmer
Occupationminer, 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 and as Minister of Travel Industry.[5]

He died in 1999 at the age of 91.[6]

References

  1. Normandin, Pierre G (1951). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1951.
  2. "Leo Nimsick fonds". British Columbia Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  3. "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  4. 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.
  5. "NDP, Social Credit square off in BC". Leader-Post. Regina. November 2, 1975. p. 2. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  6. "Long-serving MLA Leo Nimsick dies" , Staff Reporter. The Province [Vancouver, B.C] 14 Feb 1999: A23.


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