Frederick Alexander "Fred" Kidd

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• Name: Fred Kidd
• _FGLINK: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178219370
• _FGRAVE: 178219370
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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KIDD - Frederick Alexander Kidd died at Bethany Care Centre on March 22, 1997. He was born in Nordegg on July 29, 1921. He is survived by his wife Helen and their children and families, Jo Anne and Jim Britton of Yellowknife and Stuart; Robin Kidd and David Cox of Cochrane and Amy, Helen and Mitchell; Alan and Kolleen Kidd of Millett; and John Kidd and Kris Burke of Arnprior, Ontario and Tyler and Sarah Robina. He is also survived by one sister-in-law Virginia Kidd of Edmonton; and by numerous nieces and nephews. Fred was predeceased by an infant son Stuart Melville in 1954, by his mother Robina in 1933 and his father Stuart in 1957, by his elder brother James in 1983 and his wife Dorothy in 1985, by his younger brother George in 1984, and by his sister Elizabeth in 1973 and her husband Fred Dunn in 1976. Fred graduated from the University of Alberta with a degree in Mining Engineering in 1942 and was employed by Shell Oil Company as a geologist for thirty-eight years. He served as M.L.A. for Banff-Cochrane from 1975 to 1978. He was on the Board of the Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority and was a member of St Andrew's Church. In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to the St. Andrew's United Church of Canada Building Fund at Cochrane or to the Parkinson's Society of Alberta, 480A - 36 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2G 1W4. A Memorial Service for Fred will be held on Wednesday, March 26 at 1:30 at St. Andrew's Church in Cochrane, Reverend Don Koots officiating;. 0132585

Frederick Alexander Kidd (July 29, 1921 - March 22, 1997) was a provincial level politician and Geologist from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the governing Progressive Conservative caucus from 1975 to 1979.

Early life
Frederick Alexander Kidd was born in Nordegg, Alberta. He grew up in south western Alberta and became a geologist.

Political career
Kidd ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1975 Alberta election. He was elected to represent the renamed electoral district of Banff with a landslide victory over three other candidates. He served in the back benches of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus until 1979. During his service he served on a number of committees. He did not run for a second term in office when the legislature was dissolved in 1979
He died on March 22, 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Kidd

Frederick married Helen Winifred Brown about 1950. Helen was born on 19 Jun 1921 in Cochrane, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Jul 2016; was buried in Queens Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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Birth:
see notes for death of mother Helen Brown

Family/Spouse: Jim Britton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

Family/Spouse: David Cox. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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Birth:
see notes for death of mother Helen Brown

Family/Spouse: Kolleen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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Family/Spouse: Kris Burke. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _STAT: Never Married
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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Birth:
see notes for death of mother Helen Brown

Died:
see notes for death of mother Helen Brown