21 Facts About Lou Hyndman

Louis Davies Hyndman was born in Edmonton, Alberta on July 1,1935, to Louis Davis Hyndman Sr.

Lou Hyndman was the grandson of James Hyndman CBE, an Edmonton Alderman and Supreme Court of Alberta Justice, as well as great-grandson of Sir Louis Henry Davies, former Premier of Prince Edward Island and Chief Justice of Canada.

Lou Hyndman attended the University of Alberta where he completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws in 1959.

Lou Hyndman married Mary Evelyn Maclennan on June 2,1962, and had three children together.

Lou Hyndman formed a life-long friendship with Jim Edwards, who went on to serve as a Member of Parliament for Edmonton from 1984 to 1993.

Lou Hyndman was an active member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, and was set to participate in the 1959 party convention, however his work commitments required him to step away, Jim Edwards the alternate went in his place.

In 1965, Hyndman first met Peter Lougheed, who convinced Hyndman to run as a candidate for the provincial Progressive Conservative Party.

Lou Hyndman first ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1967 Alberta general election.

Lou Hyndman won a tight race in the electoral district of Edmonton West to pick it up for the Progressive Conservatives.

Lou Hyndman ran for re-election in the new electoral district of Edmonton-Glenora.

Lou Hyndman was re-elected to the legislature with a sizable majority.

Lou Hyndman was appointed to the Executive Council of Alberta shortly after the election as Minister of Education.

Lou Hyndman won his district with a landslide as the opposition vote collapsed.

Lou Hyndman defeated future Member of the Legislative Assembly Alex McEachern and two other candidates.

Immediately following the election Lou Hyndman was shuffled to become the Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs.

Lou Hyndman ran for his fourth term in office in the 1979 general election.

Lou Hyndman still won his district with a landslide majority.

Lou Hyndman won his final term in office in the 1982 general election easily defeating three other candidates.

Lou Hyndman resumed his work as a lawyer with the firm now known as Field Law.

Lou Hyndman was awarded an honorary degree by the University on June 12,2000.

Lou Hyndman died November 24,2013, in Edmonton at the age of 78, after an illness.