Nels Nelson (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nels Nelson (politician)

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1917

Place of Birth: Mullan, Idaho, United States

Date of Death: 13-Jul-1992

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Nels Edwin Nelson (7 September 1917 – 13 July 1992) was a New Democratic Party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
He was a teacher by career. Nelson made two attempts to become a Member of Parliament at Alberta's Wetaskiwin riding in the 1965 and 1968 federal elections. He was first elected at the Burnaby—Seymour riding in the 1972 general election and served in the 29th Canadian Parliament, but was defeated there by Marke Raines of the Liberal Party in the 1974 federal election and made no further attempts to return to federal office. On 13 July 1992, Nelson died of a heart attack in Vancouver.