Doug Cherry Explained

Doug Cherry
Birth Date:1932 9, mf=y
Birth Place:Ladner, British Columbia
Death Place:Calgary, Alberta
Party:Progressive Conservative
Occupation:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Years Active:1965–1993
Education:Lakeland College

Douglas Clifford Cherry (September 22, 1932 – June 16, 2016) was a Canadian politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.

Political career

Born in Ladner, British Columbia in 1932,[1] Cherry ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1986 Alberta general election he won a two-way race over NDP candidate Gary McCorquodale to win the electoral district of Lloydminster.[2] In the 1989 Alberta general election, Cherry easily defeating two other candidates to win his second term in office.[3] During his time in office Cherry helped to establish Lakeland College.[4] Cherry retired from provincial politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1993.

Aside from politics, Doug Cherry was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces and served in the Korean War. In between the war and the Alberta Legislature, Doug became a farmer and a councillor for the town of Lloydminster. He died on June 16, 2016, at the age of 83.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: A Guide to Alberta's 19th Legislature . Alberta Teachers' Association. January 1980.
  2. Web site: Lloydminster election results 1986. Alberta Heritage Foundation. 2008-05-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110612185721/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1986&Constit=Lloydminster. 2011-06-12.
  3. Web site: Lloydminster election results 1989. Alberta Heritage Foundation. 2008-05-26. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110612185853/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1989&Constit=Lloydminster. 2011-06-12.
  4. Book: Foster, Franklin Lloyd. Bordering on Greatness: A History of Lloydminster's First Century, 1903-2003. Foster Learning Inc.. 71. 0-9689193-0-8. Alan Grant. 2001.
  5. Web site: Douglas CHERRY Obituary (2016) - Calgary, AB - Calgary Herald.