Dmytro Zipchen (August 10, 1905 – June 25, 1996) was a Ukrainian-born farmer and political figure in

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. He represented Redberry from 1952 to 1956 in the

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as a

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(CCF) member. He was born in

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and came to Canada with his family in 1906. The family settled on a

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near

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. Zipchen was educated in rural schools and at the

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. In 1935, he married Mary Maksymiuk. Besides farming, Zipchen also worked as a weed inspector and as an auctioneer. He also worked at the local Liquor Board store and operated a farm implement business. Zipchen served on the town council for Hafford and was reeve for the Rural Municipality of Redberry. He was also chairman of the Hafford Union Hospital Board and a founding member of the Hafford Co-op Association and the Hafford Credit Union. Zipchen was defeated by Bernard Korchinski when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1956.

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1905 births 1996 deaths People from Horodenka Politicians from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Ukrainian Austro-Hungarians Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to Canada Ukrainian emigrants to Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs University of Saskatchewan alumni {{CCF-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub