Samuel Allen Carson Explained

Samuel Allen Carson
Birth Date:3 June 1870
Birth Place:Vernon, Ontario[1]
Death Place:Namao, Alberta[2]
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Constituency:Sturgeon
Term Start:July 18, 1921
Term End:August 22, 1935
Predecessor:John Boyle
Successor:James Popil
Party:United Farmers
Occupation:politician

Samuel Allen Carson (June 3, 1870 – February 27, 1949) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta.

Political career

Carson first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 general election as a United Farmers candidate. He defeated incumbent MLA John Boyle in the electoral district of Sturgeon.[3] (Boyle also ran for a seat in Edmonton, which he won.)[4]

Carson ran for a second term in the 1926 Alberta general election and easily won the three-way race as the opposition vote collapsed.[5]

Carson ran for a third term in the 1930 Alberta general election and held his seat with a big majority over Liberal candidate John Kuzek.[6]

Carson retired from the Legislature at dissolution in 1935.

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Notes and References

  1. Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Normandin, P.G.. Normandin, A.L.. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. 1929. P. G. Normandin. 0315-6168. May 29, 2015.
  2. News: Pioneer Of Namao, S. A. Carson Dies . The Edmonton Journal . February 28, 1949 .
  3. Web site: Sturgeon Official Results 1921 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 29, 2010.
  4. Web site: Edmonton Official Results 1921 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 29, 2010.
  5. Web site: Sturgeon Official Results 1926 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 29, 2010.
  6. Web site: Sturgeon Official Results 1930 Alberta general election . Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . April 29, 2010.