death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date known_for image article_title birth_name
9 august 2001 edmonton , alberta near torquay , saskatchewan elmer knutson 30 october 1914 activism , fringe politics elmerknutson.png elmer knutson
 elmer stanley knutson
elmer knutson

elmer stanley knutson -lrb- october 30 , 1914 -- august 9 , 2001 -rrb- was a canadian businessman , activist and fringe politician .
he has been credited with `` whip -lsb- ping western alienation into a political movement . ''
