Albert Ludwig (November 14, 1919 – February 16, 2019) was a Canadian politician and World War II combat veteran, lawyer, judge and author from Alberta.
Ludwig did not limit himself to provincial politics. He ran twice federally in Calgary East for the Liberal Party of Canada, he lost both times again to John Kushner who also left provincial politics to run federally. After failing to gain office federally he was appointed as a Judge to the Provincial Criminal Court of Alberta and served that position from 1980 until his retirement 1989.
Ludwig was also a co-author of The Canadian Creed, along with Robert E. Kulhawy[3] He died in February 2019 at the age of 99.[4]
References
^Kubiĭovych, Volodymyr (1993-08-01). Encyclopedia of Ukraine - Danylo Husar Struk - Google Books. ISBN9780802033628. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
^Babcock, Douglas R. (1989). A gentleman of Strathcona: Alexander Cameron Rutherford. Calgary, Alberta: The University of Calgary Press. pp. 111–113. ISBN0-919813-65-8. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
albert, ludwig, november, 1919, february, 2019, canadian, politician, world, combat, veteran, lawyer, judge, author, from, alberta, member, legislative, assembly, albertain, office, 1959, 1975constituencycalgary, north, east, 1959, calgary, east, 1963, calgary. Albert Ludwig November 14 1919 February 16 2019 was a Canadian politician and World War II combat veteran lawyer judge and author from Alberta Albert LudwigMember of the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaIn office 1959 1975ConstituencyCalgary North East 1959 63 Calgary East 1963 71 Calgary Mountain View 1971 75 Personal detailsBorn 1919 11 14 November 14 1919Melfort SaskatchewanDiedFebruary 16 2019 2019 02 16 aged 99 Calgary AlbertaPolitical partyAlberta Liberal Party Liberal Party of CanadaOccupationlawyer soldier Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life EditLudwig was born in 1919 in Melfort Saskatchewan 1 Ludwig joined the Canadian Army in 1940 and transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941 Albert was forced to abandon his plane over France Political career EditLudwig served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Social Credit Party of Alberta through four terms from 1959 to 1975 As Minister of Public Works Ludwig led efforts on behalf of the Government of Alberta to preserve Rutherford House following the University of Alberta s decision to demolish the historic home 2 Ludwig was nominated in the 1975 Alberta general election but due to his wife s terminal illness that year he did not campaign and therefore lost the election to John Kushner After this election he left politics to practice law Ludwig did not limit himself to provincial politics He ran twice federally in Calgary East for the Liberal Party of Canada he lost both times again to John Kushner who also left provincial politics to run federally After failing to gain office federally he was appointed as a Judge to the Provincial Criminal Court of Alberta and served that position from 1980 until his retirement 1989 Ludwig was nominated as the Liberal candidate in Calgary Foothills only days before the 1997 Alberta general election but was unable to regain a seat in the legislature and was defeated by incumbent Pat Black Ludwig was also a co author of The Canadian Creed along with Robert E Kulhawy 3 He died in February 2019 at the age of 99 4 References Edit Kubiĭovych Volodymyr 1993 08 01 Encyclopedia of Ukraine Danylo Husar Struk Google Books ISBN 9780802033628 Retrieved 2019 02 22 Babcock Douglas R 1989 A gentleman of Strathcona Alexander Cameron Rutherford Calgary Alberta The University of Calgary Press pp 111 113 ISBN 0 919813 65 8 Retrieved 21 July 2020 The Canadian Creed About the Authors Kevin Martin Updated February 21 2019 Accomplished Calgarian Albert Ludwig dead at 99 Calgary Herald Retrieved 2019 02 22 Canadian CreedExternal links EditAlbert Ludwig WWII experiences Canadian Creed by Albert LudwigLegislative Assembly of AlbertaPreceded byNew District MLA Calgary North East1959 1963 Succeeded byDistrict AbolishedPreceded byNew District MLA Calgary East1963 1971 Succeeded byMoe AmeryPreceded byNew District MLA Calgary Mountain View1971 1975 Succeeded byJohn Kushner Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert Ludwig amp oldid 1134707168, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
