About Leo Nimsick
Lived 1908 – 1999 (aged 91). Leo Nimsick was a Canadian politician.
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.
He was born in Rossland, British Columbia, the son of Thomas Nimsick and Anna Caesar. Nimsick worked at diamond drilling and dairy farming; he later worked for Cominco for 40 years, retiring in 1968. He served four years as an alderman for Rossland. He ran for the leadership of the CCF in 1956, coming second to Robert Strachan. Nimsick later served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources and as Minister of Travel Industry.
He died in 1999 at the age of 91.
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Who was Leo Nimsick?
Canadian politician (1908-1999)
When was Leo Nimsick born?
Leo Nimsick was born on 26 January 1908 in Rossland.
When did Leo Nimsick die?
Leo Nimsick died on 8 February 1999 in Cranbrook.
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Leo Nimsick was a politician.
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Leo Nimsick was Canadian.
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