Ray Kingsmith
Encyclopedia
Raymond "Ray" A. Kingsmith (? - May 1988) was a politician and professional curler from Alberta
, Canada
.
in the 1971 Alberta general election
. He decided to take on incumbent Bill Dickie
who had crossed the floor two years earlier from the Liberals to the Progressive Conservatives. Dickie won re-election easily, Kingsmith finished second out of the three fielded candidates taking 35% of the vote.
category. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame
in 1986 under the builders category. He was president of the Canadian Curling Association
from 1983 to 1984.
The Kingsmith Memorial Golf Tournament is named in his honour and held annually to raise money for a scholarship in his name.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Politics
Kingsmith ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of AlbertaLegislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
in the 1971 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1971
The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 30, 1971 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He decided to take on incumbent Bill Dickie
Bill Dickie (politician)
William "Bill" Danielle Dickie is a former corporate lawyer as well as a municipal and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as an Alderman in Calgary from 1961 to 1964 and also served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1963 to 1975...
who had crossed the floor two years earlier from the Liberals to the Progressive Conservatives. Dickie won re-election easily, Kingsmith finished second out of the three fielded candidates taking 35% of the vote.
Curling
Kingsmith was inducted in 1983 to the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame under the curlingCurling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
category. He was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame
Canadian Curling Hall of Fame
The Canadian Curling Hall of Fame was established with its first inductees in 1973. It is operated by the Canadian Curling Association in Orleans, Ontario....
in 1986 under the builders category. He was president of the Canadian Curling Association
Canadian Curling Association
The Canadian Curling Association is a Canadian organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport of curling. The CCA is associated with more than a dozen provincial and territorial curling associations across the country.-History:The CCA was created in...
from 1983 to 1984.
The Kingsmith Memorial Golf Tournament is named in his honour and held annually to raise money for a scholarship in his name.