Jacob Schulz
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Jacob Shulz (October 12, 1901 - August 14, 1983) was a Canadian farmer and politician as well as the father-in-law of Governor General
Ed Schreyer.
Shulz was born in Romania and came to Canada with his wife in 1930 to become a farmer in the Gilbert Plains area of Manitoba
. He joined the co-operative movement and became involved in municipal politics.
He was a candidate for the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
in the 1949 provincial election
losing by 300 votes to Ray Mitchell
.
In 1950, Schulz became founding president of the Manitoba Farmers Union and served as chairman of the Interprovincial Farm Union Council
in the mid-1950s. He was elected to Parliament in the 1957 general election
representing Springfield
for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
. He only served for a year before losing his seat in the 1958 federal election
that elected a landslide majority government
for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
.
Shulz founded a construction company in 1960 and wrote a book, The Rise and Fall of Farm Organizations.
His daughter, Lily
is to married Ed Schreyer who, in the 1965 federal election
, was elected a CCF MP from Schulz' old riding of Springfield.
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
Ed Schreyer.
Shulz was born in Romania and came to Canada with his wife in 1930 to become a farmer in the Gilbert Plains area of Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
. He joined the co-operative movement and became involved in municipal politics.
He was a candidate for the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation , known informally as the Manitoba CCF, was a provincial branch of the national Canadian party by the same name. The national CCF was the dominant social-democratic party in Canada from the 1930s to the early 1960s, when it merged with the labour movement...
in the 1949 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 1949
Manitoba's general election of November 10, 1949 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This election pitted the province's coalition government, made up of the Liberal-Progressive Party and the Progressive Conservative Party, against a variety of...
losing by 300 votes to Ray Mitchell
Ray Mitchell
Raymond Mitchell was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1949 to 1958....
.
In 1950, Schulz became founding president of the Manitoba Farmers Union and served as chairman of the Interprovincial Farm Union Council
National Farmers Union (Canada)
The National Farmers Union of Canada is an organization set up by Canadian farmers. It is headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is descended from the United Farmers of Canada which was a loose federation of militant farmers' organizations...
in the mid-1950s. He was elected to Parliament in the 1957 general election
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
representing Springfield
Springfield (electoral district)
Springfield was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968.This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Selkirk riding....
for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...
. He only served for a year before losing his seat in the 1958 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
that elected a landslide majority government
Majority government
A majority government is when the governing party has an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or parliament in a parliamentary system. This is as opposed to a minority government, where even the largest party wins only a plurality of seats and thus must constantly bargain for support from...
for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
.
Shulz founded a construction company in 1960 and wrote a book, The Rise and Fall of Farm Organizations.
His daughter, Lily
Lily Schreyer
Lily Schreyer, CC is a former Viceregal consort of Canada, as the wife of former Manitoba premier and Governor General Edward Schreyer. They married June 30, 1960 and had two daughters, Lisa and Karmel, and two sons, Jason and Tobin. She has been involved with Girl Guides of Canada, UNICEF and...
is to married Ed Schreyer who, in the 1965 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1965
The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...
, was elected a CCF MP from Schulz' old riding of Springfield.