George Stringam Explained

George Lewis Stringam
Birth Date:May 21, 1876
Death Place:Lethbridge, Alberta
Constituency:Cardston
Term Start:July 18, 1921
Term End:August 22, 1935
Predecessor:Martin Woolf
Successor:Nathan Tanner
Party:United Farmers
Spouse:Mary Ann Snow
Sarah Williams
Children:Lewis, Alonzo, Alonzo W., Emily, Morris, Dale, Owen, Briant, Woodrow, Elwood, Bryce, Mary, and Mark
Occupation:Cattle rancher and politician

George Lewis Stringam (May 21, 1876 – July 4, 1959) was a provincial politician and cattle rancher from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Early life

George Lewis Stringam was born on May 21, 1876, in Holden, Utah, United States. He married Mary Anne Snow on October 17, 1897, and fathered two children. Both children, twins, died at birth on July 21, 1898, and his wife died a few days later due to complications.[1]

Stringam married Sarah Lovina Williams on June 7, 1905. He fathered eleven children with her, two of which died at an early age.

Political career

Stringam ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a United Farmers candidate in the 1921 Alberta general election in the electoral district of Cardston. He defeated incumbent MLA Martin Woolf with a large majority to pick up the seat for his party.[2]

Stringam faced a three way battle running for a second term in the 1926 Alberta general election. Despite losing some of his vote share he easily held his seat.[3]

Stringam ran for a third term in the 1930 Alberta general election. He was returned easily in the two way battle defeating Liberal candidate R. Christie.[4]

The 1935 Alberta general election would see Stringam run for his fourth term in office. He would be defeated finishing a distant second in the three way race by Social Credit candidate Nathan Tanner.[5]

Later life

After losing half his cattle herd in a winter storm in 1936, Stringam retired from cattle ranching and moved to Lethbridge with his wife and the two remaining children the following year in 1937. He became ill and died on July 4, 1959.

His son Bryce Stringam served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1955 to 1959.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Lewis STRINGAM. Ancestry.com. April 30, 2010.
  2. Web site: Cardston Official Results 1921 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 29, 2010.
  3. Web site: Cardston Official Results 1926 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 29, 2010.
  4. Web site: Cardston Official Results 1930 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 29, 2010.
  5. Web site: Cardston Official Results 1935 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 29, 2010.
  6. Web site: George Stringham and Sarah Lavina Stringham. Mary's Genealogy Treasures. September 14, 2010.