Nicholas Asmussen

Nicholas Asmussen: Nicholas Asmussen (April 14, 1871 – Dec 7, 1941)^[1] was a German-born Ontario building contractor and political figure. He represented Waterloo North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1923 as an Independent Liberal and from 1934 to 1937 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Flensburg, Germany, the son of John and Catherina Asmussen, and came to Canada in 1878 with his family. He was educated in Berlin (later Kitchener). In 1908, he married Willisa Kesselring. Asmussen was mayor of Kitchener from 1925 to 1926.

References

^ Legislators and legislatures of Ontario : a reference guide

Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1922, EJ Chambers

External links

Legislative Assembly of Ontario biography

A History of Kitchener, Ontario, WV Uttley (1937)

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Name Asmussen, Nicholas

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Date of birth April 14, 1871

Place of birth Flensburg, Germany

Date of death Dec 7 1941

Place of death Kitchener, Ontario

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