Education
University of Alberta.
University of Alberta.
Hennig ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the first time in the 1926 Alberta general election. He stood as the United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Victoria. The race was hotly contested between five candidates.
The 1930 boundary redistribution created the new district of Clover Bar.
Hennig ran for re-election in the new seat for the election held that year. Hennig ran for his party nomination for a third time.
On March 30, 1935 he was defeated by David Roberts. He chose to retire at dissolution of the assembly in 1935 rather than contesting the election as an independent.
The University of Alberta awarded Hennig an honorary degree in 1965.
Hennig defeated former Liberal incumbent Francis Walker to hold the seat for his party.
He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.