Samuel Augustus Gordon (S. A. G. ) Barnes was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and a candidate for mayor of Edmonton. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta.
Barnes was first elected to the public school board in Edmonton during the 1910 municipal election, in which he finished third of six candidates and was one of three candidates elected. The 1910 municipal election was held December 12 1910 for the purpose of electing a mayor and five aldermen to sit on the Edmonton City Council, as well as three public He was re-elected in the 1912, 1913, and 1915 elections. On September 27, 1911, the voters of Edmonton approved by plebiscite the amalgamation of Edmonton with Strathcona The 1913 municipal election was held December 8, 1913 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, trustees to sit on the public school board The 1913 municipal election was held December 8, 1913 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, trustees to sit on the public school board At the conclusion of his fourth term, he ran for mayor in the 1917 election, in which he placed third in a five candidate field that was won by Harry Marshall Erskine Evans. The 1917 municipal election was held December 10, 1917 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the Harry Marshall Erskine Evans ( August 17, 1876 – September 20, 1973) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a former
With the advent of partisan politics at the municipal level in Edmonton, Barnes associated himself with the Dominion Labour Party, under whose banner he sought to return to the school board during the 1919 election. There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s The 1919 municipal election was held December 8, 1919 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school He was elected by virtue of a second place finish out of eight candidates - part of a Labour sweep of all four seats up for election. He was re-elected in 1921 and 1923 - running both times as a Labour candidate - but did not seek re-election in the 1925 election. The 1921 municipal election was held December 12, 1921 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school The 1923 municipal election was held December 10, 1923 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school The 1925 municipal election was held December 14, 1925 to elect a mayor and seven aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on each of the He returned to the board for a third time in the 1926 election, and was re-elected in 1928, 1930, 1932, and 1934, still as a Labour candidate. The 1926 municipal election was held December 13, 1926 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school The 1928 municipal election was held December 10, 1928 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school The 1930 municipal election was held November 12, 1930 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and four trustees to sit on the public school The 1932 municipal election was held November 9, 1932 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on the public school The 1934 municipal election was held November 14, 1934 to elect a mayor and six aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public
In 1935, Barnes left municipal politics to seek election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a candidates for the Social Credit Party of Alberta in Edmonton during the 1935 provincial election. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial Political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the Social credit monetary policy Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955 The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. He finished second out of twenty-seven candidates, and was one of six candidates elected. In the 1940 election, he sought re-election as an Independent Progressive candidate after being expelled from the Social Credit Party for criticizing the policies of Premier William Aberhart, but finished eighteenth of nineteen candidates and was defeated. The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21 1940 to elect members William Aberhart ( December 30, 1878 &ndash May 23, 1943) also known as Bible Bill for his religious preaching was a Canadian
In the 1939 municipal election, Barnes made a final bid for public office by running for mayor on the newly-formed Independent Progressive Association. The 1939 municipal election was held November 8, 1939 to elect a mayor and five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council. He was defeated handily by incumbent John Wesley Fry of the Citizens' Committee in a two person race; Barnes captured only 19. John Wesley Fry (born December 5, 1876, died December 23, 1946) was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a mayor of 12% of the vote.
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| Preceded by J. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. F. Lymburn David Milwyn Duggan Charles Gibbs W. David Milwyn Duggan ( May 5, 1879 – May 4, 1942) was a politician in Alberta, Canada, a mayor of Edmonton Charles Lionel Gibbs (November 11 1877 – September 5 1934 was a politician in Alberta, Canada. R. Howson Charles Weaver William Atkinson |
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Succeeded by Ernest Manning John Percy Page N. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955 Ernest Charles Manning PC, CC, AOE, LLD ( September 20, 1908 - February 19, 1996) a Canadian John Percy Page ( May 14 1887 &ndash March 2 1973) was a Canadian teacher basketball coach provincial politician and Viceroy B. James David Milwyn Duggan Hugh MacDonald |