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Alphonse Peter Weber
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Alphonse Peter Weber (1904 – 1 October 1963) was a Canadian politician from the province of Saskatchewan who represented the constituency of Meadow Lake from 1956–1960.[1]
Alphonse Peter Weber | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Meadow Lake | |
| In office 14 February 1957 – 4 May 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Clifford Dunfield |
| Succeeded by | Martin Semchuk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1904 St. Leo, Minnesota |
| Died | 1 October 1963 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan |
Personal life
[edit]Weber was born in St. Leo, Minnesota, United States.[2] Weber was educated at Muenster in Saskatchewan and lived at Meadow Lake from 1942. He worked as an elevator agent. He was also a member of the local Rotary Club and a member of the Knights of Columbus.[1]
Political career
[edit]Weber was elected and served on the Town Council of Meadow Lake for six years, four of which as Mayor.[1] Weber represented Meadow Lake on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a member of the Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan. He defeated the incumbent Liberal Hugh Clifford Dunfield.[3]
Death
[edit]Weber died in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.[2]
Electoral record
[edit]| 1956 Saskatchewan General Election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||
| Social Credit | Alphonse Peter Weber | 2,425 | 45.22 | ||||
| Liberal | Hugh Clifford Dunfield | 1,501 | 27.99 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Frank G. Warick | 1,437 | 26.79 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,363 | ||||||
| Social Credit gain | |||||||
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives Board [3] | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Sixth Session - Fourteenth Legislature" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. February 7, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "Alphonse Peter Weber". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ a b "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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