Samuel Calvert
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Samuel Wesley Calvert was a soldier and politician. He served as 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.
. He saw combat action as a member of the 19th Alberta Dragoons.
, Alberta
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Calvert ran for a seat to the Alberta 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 pickup the seat for his party.
Calvert did not run for a second term and retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1940.
Chipman, Alberta
Chipman is a village in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County and Census Division No. 10. It is located on Highway 15, approximately 11 km southeast of Lamont, 22 km northwest of Mundare, 70 km east of Edmonton, and 30 km northeast of the Yellowhead Highway entrance...
, Alberta
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...
and as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative 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...
from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Early life
Calvert went overseas to fight in World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He saw combat action as a member of the 19th Alberta Dragoons.
Political career
Calvert began his political career by serving as Mayor of ChipmanChipman, Alberta
Chipman is a village in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County and Census Division No. 10. It is located on Highway 15, approximately 11 km southeast of Lamont, 22 km northwest of Mundare, 70 km east of Edmonton, and 30 km northeast of the Yellowhead Highway entrance...
, Alberta
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...
.
Calvert ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1935
The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Victoria. He defeated three other candidates with a large majority to pickup the seat for his party.
Calvert did not run for a second term and retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1940.