Seymour Farmer

Seymour Farmer
2nd Manitoba Minister of Labour
In office
4 November 1940  19 December 1942
PremierJohn Bracken
Preceded byWilliam Clubb
Succeeded byErrick Willis
Leader of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
In office
1936–1947
Preceded bynew party
Succeeded byEdwin Hansford
Leader of the Manitoba Independent Labour Party
In office
1935–1943
Preceded byJohn Queen
Succeeded byparty dissolved
Winnipeg City Councillor
In office
1928–1929
30th Mayor of Winnipeg
In office
1923–1924
Preceded byFrank Oliver Fowler
Succeeded byRalph Webb
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office
18 July 1922  10 November 1949
ConstituencyWinnipeg
Personal details
Born
Seymour James Farmer

(1878-06-20)20 June 1878
Cardiff, Wales
Died16 January 1951(1951-01-16) (aged 72)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyManitoba 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.