Dempster Henry Ratcliffe Heming (November 30, 1885 – April 20, 1967) was an

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-born political figure in

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. He represented

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from 1944 to 1960 in the

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as a

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(CCF) member. He was born in

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and was educated at

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and

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. Heming came to Canada in 1905, settling on a

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near

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. He was also working for the

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at the same time and sold his farm in 1912 to become a full-time employee of the railway at

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. He helped organize the Labour Representative League there in 1916, which led to the election of William George Baker to the provincial assembly in 1921. Heming was elected to Moose Jaw City Council in 1937, serving until 1947. He retired from politics in 1960. Heming died in Moose Jaw at the age of 81.

References

Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 1885 births 1967 deaths People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of King's College London People from Arcola, Saskatchewan British emigrants to Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{CCF-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub