Joshua N. Haldeman

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J.N. Haldeman
Born(1902-11-25)November 25, 1902
Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
DiedJanuary 13, 1974(1974-01-13) (aged 71)
Pretoria, South Africa
EducationDoctor of Chiropractic
Alma materPalmer School of Chiropractic
Occupation(s)Chiropractor, politician, speaker
Spouses
Eve Peters
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(m. 1927; div. 1937)​
Winnifred Fletcher
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(m. 1942)​
ChildrenJoshua, Scott, Angkor, Edith, Kaye, Maye
Parents
  • John Elon Haldeman (father)
  • Almeda Jane (Norman) Haldeman, D.C. (mother)

Joshua Norman Haldeman (1902-1974) was a pioneering Canadian and later South African chiropractor, aviator, amateur archaeologist, and politician. [1][2]

Early life

Joshua was born on November 25, 1902 in Pequot Lakes, Minnesota to father John Elon Haldeman and mother Almeda Jane (Norman) Haldeman.[2] At age two, his father was diagnosed with diabetes; in an effort to treat her husband, Almeda studied at E.W. Lynch's Chiropractic School in Minneapolis and earned her D.C. on January 20, 1905.[2] Almeda, one of the first female chiropractors, relocated with her husband and family to Saskatchewa, becoming the first chiropractor in Canada.[3][4] In 1925, he served as witness to his sister Almeda's wedding.[5]

Career

In 1926, Haldeman graduated from B. J. Palmer's Iowa-based Palmer School of Chiropractic.[2] Haldeman was a user of the neurocalometer, a then-controversial expensive device which was being leased to practitioners by Palmer.[2] Haldeman married Eve Peters on December 28, 1927. After a few years of practice, Haldeman turned to farming. On December 12, 1934 the couple's first child, Joshua Jerry Noel Haldeman, was born. The pair separated in 1937.

From 1936 to 1941, Haldeman was involved in Howard Scott's Technocracy Incorporated.[2][6][7] In 1938, his cowboy rope trick demonstration for a YMCA celebration was mentioned in local press.[8] On October 8, 1940, Haldeman was arrested in Vancouver by RCMP on a charge of membership in an illegal organization, Technocracy Incorporated.[9] Returned to Regina, Haldeman was released on 8,000 bail[10] At trial, he was fined for his role "writing, publishing, or circulating" a document titled "Statement of Patriotism by Those Who Were Technocrats" which the court deemed likely to cause "disaffection to His Majesty".[11][12]

In 1941, he resigned from that group and for two years attempted to form his own political party. In 1943, he was elected to represent the province's chiropractors.[13]In 1943, he joined the Social Credit Party of Canada and served as the party's leader in the province.[14] During that era, Haldeman publicly eschewed the open Anti-Semitism espoused by others in his party.[15] In 1945, he made a bid for a seat in the federal parliament. In 1946, he cited the Social Credit's party's opposition to Communism in press.[16] In 1947, he began taking flying lessons, earning his pilot's license the following year.[17] 1948 saw the birth of two twin daughters, Maye and Kaye. In May 1950, he was profiled for his role as an aviator.[18] In August, papers announced the family would soon depart for Africa.[19]

On November 21, 1950, he opened a chiropractic clinic in Pretoria, South Africa.[2] In 1951, he penned an article on life in South Africa that was published by his former Canadian hometown paper.[20]

He served as secretary of the South African Chiropractors Association (SACA) from 1952 to 1959, after which he was its president until 1969.[2] A fourth child, Angkor Lee, was born in 1955.[2] Around 1955, he self-published a book titled The Flying Haldeman's: Pity the Poor Private Pilot, co-authored with his wife. Using his plane, Haldeman searched for the "lost city of the Kalahari".[21]

In 1956, he participated on the 3rd edition of the trans-Africa Algiers-Cape Town Rally with a Ford Ranch-Wagon 5.4L and finished tied for 1st place.[22]

Later life and death

In May 1960, he authored a document titled "The International Conspiracy to Establish a World Dictatorship and the Menace to South Africa".[23] A second document, "The International Conspiracy in Health", alleged a collectivist-internationalist conspiracy involving floridation, vaccinations, and health insurance.[23]

On January 13, 1974, the 72-year old Haldeman and a friend were killed when his plane's wheels caught in a powerline. [24]

References

  1. ^ Benton, Joshua (September 21, 2023). "Elon Musk's Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather". The Atlantic.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Keating, Joseph C; Haldeman, Scott (September 16, 1995). "Joshua N Haldeman, DC: the Canadian Years, 1926-1950". The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. 39 (3): 172–186. PMC 2485067 – via PubMed Central. cited in Benton (2023)
  3. ^ Tisinger, Sarah (September 16, 2020). "Chiropractic Advocates". Palmer College of Chiropractic.
  4. ^ "5,000 here for graduation of P.S.C. Seniors". June 22, 1923. p. 17 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marriage of Teuion / Haldeman". August 6, 1925. p. 6 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Week End Visitor". June 29, 1939. p. 5 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Technocrats Dine". October 31, 1938. p. 14 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "250 Take Part in "Y" Display". April 30, 1938. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Police Hold Technocrat Haldeman". October 8, 1940. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Chiropractor Faces Court". October 12, 1940. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Article clipped from The Leader-Post". October 23, 1940. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Statement of Patriotism by Those Who Were Technocrats". July 13, 1940. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Chiropractors Elect Officers". March 1, 1943. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ ""Official" explanation". January 25, 1947. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Stingel, Janine (February 24, 2000). "Social Discredit: Anti-Semitism, Social Credit, and the Jewish Response". McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP – via Google Books.
  16. ^ "Social Credit ready to fight Communism". February 25, 1946. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Flying Chiros, Part II of II | Dynamic Chiropractic". dynamicchiropractic.com.
  18. ^ "Flying own plane said best method". May 31, 1950. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Article clipped from The Leader-Post". August 5, 1950. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "A new life for Haldeman". August 6, 1951. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
  21. ^ Clement, A. John (June 17, 1967). "The Kalahari and Its Lost City". Longmans – via Google Books.
  22. ^ Article He terminado el III rallye Automoviliticos El Cabo - Argel, La Vanguardia Espagnola, samedi 25 mars 1956, p.25;
  23. ^ a b Lepore, Jill (September 19, 2023). "The World According to Elon Musk's Grandfather". The New Yorker.
  24. ^ "Activism and Escapades". May 13, 2017. p. 17 – via newspapers.com.
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