Researching Donald Kellner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 17 people with the Kellner surname? In that year Kellner was ranked number 3562 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Donald means "proud chief, world ruler" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Donald Kellner on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Donald Kellner and the Kellner Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Kellner surname in the USA? Kellner is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Donald Kellner
Donald Ferdinand Kellner
Donald Ferdinand Kellner (September 15, 1879 – April 1, 1935) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.
Kellner was elected as a Progressive/UFA candidate to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1921 Canadian federal election in the Edmonton East. He defeated Joseph Clarke and incumbent Henry Arthur Mackie in a 3-way race to serve his first term in office. Kellner switched to the new Athabaska district in the 1925 Canadian federal election. Kellner was defeated by former Alberta Liberal MLA Charles Cross. A year later, in the 1926 Canadian federal election running for the UFA again, he defeated Cross. Kellner was defeated by John Francis Buckley in the 1930 Canadian federal election.
Source: Donald Ferdinand Kellner, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kellner
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