Chester Ronning
| Chester Ronning | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Chester Alvin Ronning December 13, 1894 Fancheng, China |
| Died | December 31, 1984 (aged 90) Camrose, Alberta |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation | diplomat and politician |
Chester Alvin Ronning, CC AOE (December 13, 1894 – December 31, 1984) was a Canadian diplomat and politician.
Ronning was born in Fancheng, now Xiangzhou Hubei province China, the son of Norwegian American Lutheran missionaries, and graduated from the University of Alberta in 1916 with a B.Sc.. Ronning's family moved from China to the Peace River country of Alberta. Halvor Ronning, Chester's father was instrumental in establishing a Norwegian settlement north-west of Grande Prairie called Valhalla Centre. When Chester Ronning started his studies at the University of Alberta, he travelled by horse from Valhalla Centre to Edmonton along the Edson Trail. This was the only "road" connecting the Peace country to the provincial capital. In later years the Northern Alberta Railway (now part of Canadian National Railway) was constructed.
He returned to China to serve as a missionary from 1922 to 1927 and then returned to Alberta where he took up a position as Principal of the Camrose Lutheran College.
He was a member of the United Farmers of Alberta and on October 25, 1932 he was elected in a by-election for Camrose. From his entry into the Legislature, he was an outspoken adherent of the newly formed Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party. He was defeated in the 1935 provincial election that wiped out the UFA government.
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