Norman Schneider
Canadian politician and businessman
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Norman Christoph Schneider (9 December 1888 – 26 August 1985) was a Canadian politician and businessman.
9 December 1888
Norman Schneider | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Waterloo North | |
| In office 1952–1958 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Orville Breithaupt |
| Succeeded by | Oscar William Weichel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Norman C. Schneider 9 December 1888 |
| Died | 26 August 1985 (aged 96) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Profession | food industry |
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.[1] Schneider was elected again in 1957, but was defeated in 1958, marking the end of his political career.[2]
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.[3][4]
He died in his home in Kitchener in 1985.[5]
