George Johnston | |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
Term Start: | February 10, 1927 |
Term End: | July 22, 1935 |
Predecessor: | Oran McPherson |
Successor: | Nathan Eldon Tanner |
Office1: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
Constituency1: | Coronation |
Term Start1: | July 18, 1921 |
Term End1: | August 22, 1935 |
Predecessor1: | William Wallace Wilson |
Successor1: | George MacLachlan |
Birth Date: | 13 September 1884 |
Birth Place: | Wingham, Ontario |
Death Place: | Edmonton, Alberta |
Party: | United Farmers |
George Norman Johnston (September 13, 1884 - September 28, 1977) was a politician elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the first time in 1921. He served as Speaker of the Alberta Legislature from February 10, 1927, to July 22, 1935. He was defeated in 1935 when Social Credit swept to power. It was the second time in Alberta's history that a Speaker suffered electoral defeat.