About Kieth Hymmen
Lived 1913 – 1978 (aged 64). Kieth Hymmen was a Canadian politician and chemical engineer.
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.
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. He served on Kitchener city council and was mayor of Kitchener for six months in 1958 and again from 1963 to 1965.
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Who was Kieth Hymmen?
Canadian politician
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Kieth Hymmen was born on 13 June 1913 in Kitchener.
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Kieth Hymmen died on 16 January 1978.
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Kieth Hymmen was a politician and chemical engineer.
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