Seymour Farmer
Seymour Farmer | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Manitoba Minister of Labour | |
| In office 4 November 1940 – 19 December 1942 | |
| Premier | John Bracken |
| Preceded by | William Clubb |
| Succeeded by | Errick Willis |
| Leader of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | |
| In office 1936–1947 | |
| Preceded by | new party |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Hansford |
| Leader of the Manitoba Independent Labour Party | |
| In office 1935–1943 | |
| Preceded by | John Queen |
| Succeeded by | party dissolved |
| Winnipeg City Councillor | |
| In office 1928–1929 | |
| 30th Mayor of Winnipeg | |
| In office 1923–1924 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Oliver Fowler |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Webb |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| In office 18 July 1922 – 10 November 1949 | |
| Constituency | Winnipeg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Seymour James Farmer 20 June 1878 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 16 January 1951 (aged 72) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Manitoba Independent Labour Party Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
Seymour James Farmer (20 June 1878 – 16 January 1951) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as Winnipeg MLA from 1922 to 1949. During this time he also served as mayor of Winnipeg 1923-1924 and later as city councillor in the late 1920s and in the 1930s. He was the leader of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1935 to 1947. He served as a cabinet minister in Manitoba's World War II coalition government.