Lorne Proudfoot
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Lorne Proudfoot | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office July 18, 1921 – August 22, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | John McColl |
| Succeeded by | Norman James |
| Constituency | Acadia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 8, 1880[1] |
| Died | January 10, 1977 (aged 96) |
| Party | United Farmers |
| Spouse | Hilda Mary Roberts |
| Children | Kathleen, James, Eileen, Robert and William |
| Occupation | teacher, farmer and politician |
Lorne Proudfoot (October 8, 1880 – January 10, 1977) was a farmer, teacher and a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.
Lorne Proudfoot was born in 1880 on a farm outside of Vankleek Hill, Ontario.[2] He came out west in 1903, and attended normal school in Regina, Saskatchewan. He later moved to Alberta and began his teaching career at a rural school near the towns of Carstairs and Didsbury. He moved to Chinook, Alberta in 1909 and began farming. He married his wife Hilda Mary Roberts in 1917.[2]
Political career
Proudfoot ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent candidate in the 1917 Alberta general election in the electoral district of Acadia. The group Proudfoot was a part of what was known formally as the Independent Political Association, Constituency of Acadia was affiliated with the Alberta Non-Partisan League.[2] He finished a distant third place losing to incumbent John McColl.[3]
Proudfoot ran for his second time in the 1921 Alberta general election as a candidate for the United Farmers of Alberta. He won the two-person race with a landslide majority to pick up the district for his party.[4]
Proudfoot ran for a second term in office in the 1926 Alberta general election. He faced two other candidates. Despite losing a large portion of his popular vote from 1921 he still won the district with a solid majority.[5]
Proudfoot ran for his third term in office in the 1930 Alberta general election. He won the two way race easily over an Independent candidate.[6]
Proudfoot ran for his fourth term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election. He was defeated in the three way race finishing a distant second losing to Social Credit candidate Norman James.[7]