- Louis Henry Hantelman
Louis Henry Hantelman was a
Saskatchewan farmer and politician.Born and raised in
Iowa , Hantelman came to Canada in 1905 to farm. DuringWorld War I he joined the 46th Battalion of theCanadian Army and served inFrance where he rose to the rank oflieutenant .University of Saskatchewan, [http://www.usask.ca/archives/history/hondegrees.php?id=83&view=detail&keyword=&campuses= Honorary degree recipients - Louis Henry Hantelman] , May 13, 1955, retrieved February 12,2008]He resumed farming after the war. He became active in agrarian politics and was elected to the
Saskatchewan legislature in the 1934 general election as a member of the Farmer-Labour Group which subsequently became theSaskatchewan CCF . He served for two terms before retiring in 1944. He subsequently served on the Board of Governors of theUniversity of Saskatchewan and as chair of the university's hospital board.References
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