Joseph Scruggs Explained

Joseph M. Scruggs
Birth Date:30 May 1888
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:Dunvegan
Term Start:June 18, 1959
Term End:June 17, 1963
Predecessor:New district
Successor:Ernest Lee
Party:Social Credit
Occupation:politician

Joseph M. Scruggs (May 30, 1888 – March 20, 1964) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Political career

Scruggs ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1959 Alberta general election as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Dunvegan. He defeated three other candidates in a hotly contested race taking just under 40% of the popular vote.[1]

Scruggs retired from provincial office at dissolution of the Assembly in 1963.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dunvegan results 1959. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 22, 2010.