Lionel Tellier Explained

Lionel R. Tellier
Birth Date:28 December 1905
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:St. Albert
Term Start:March 21, 1940
Term End:August 8, 1944
Predecessor:Charles Holder
Successor:Charles Holder
Party:Independent
Occupation:politician

Lionel R. Tellier (December 28, 1905 – June 17, 1973) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944 sitting as an Independent.

Political career

Tellier ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1940 Alberta general election as an Independent candidate. He defeated incumbent Social Credit MLA Charles Holder on the fourth vote count. The vote had Tellier running second on the first ballot but he came out ahead when the other preferences were counted.[1]

Tellier did not run for a second term and retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1944.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Albert Results 1940 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 16, 2010.