About Norman Schneider
Lived 1888 – 1985 (aged 96). Norman Schneider was a Canadian politician, businessperson, business executive, manager and industrialist.
Norman Christoph Schneider (9 December 1888 – 26 August 1985) was a Canadian politician and businessman.
Born in Kitchener, Ontario, Norman Schneider was the son of John Metz Schneider, the founder of Schneider Foods, now a division of Maple Leaf Foods. He joined the family business in 1911 eventually becoming vice-president, president and chairman of the board before retiring in 1970.
In a 1952 by-election, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as Liberal candidate for the Ontario riding of Waterloo North. He was re-elected in 1953, beating out Progressive Conservation candidate Elizabeth Janzen. Schneider was elected again in 1957, but was defeated in 1958, marking the end of his political career.
Schneider was an aviation enthusiast and played an active role in the development of the Kitchener-Waterloo airport that opened in 1930 and the Waterloo-Wellington airport that opened in 1950.
He died in his home in Kitchener in 1985.
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Who was Norman Schneider?
Canadian politician (1888-1985)
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Norman Schneider was born on 9 December 1888 in Kitchener.
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Norman Schneider died on 26 August 1985 in Kitchener.
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Norman Schneider was a politician, businessperson, business executive, manager and industrialist.
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Norman Schneider was Canadian.
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