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Samuel Calvert

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Samuel Wesley Calvert
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940
Preceded byPeter Miskew
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
ConstituencyVictoria
Personal details
Born(1867-09-16)September 16, 1867
Caledon, Ontario
DiedMarch 11, 1956(1956-03-11) (aged 88)
Edmonton, Alberta
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationsoldier and politician
Military service
AllegianceCanada
Branch/serviceNon-Permanent Active Militia
RankCorporal
Unit19th Alberta Dragoons

Samuel Wesley Calvert (September 16, 1867 – March 11, 1956) was a soldier and politician. He was mayor of Chipman, Alberta, and as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Early life

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Calvert was a corporal in the 19th Alberta Dragoons, a cavalry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia.[1]

Political career

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Calvert began his political career by serving as Mayor of Chipman, Alberta.[1]

Calvert ran for a seat in the legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Victoria. He defeated three other candidates with a large majority to pick up the seat for his party.[2]

Calvert did not run for a second term and retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1940.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Canadian Orangeism and W. W. 1 part 2". Roughian. Archived from the original on February 9, 1999. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
  2. ^ "Victoria Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
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