- Lewis O'Brien
Lewis J. O'Brien was a former provincial level politician and medical doctor from
Alberta ,Canada . He served as a member of theLegislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944.Political career
O'Brien ran as an Independent candidate under the Unity Movement in the 1940 Alberta general election. He defeated Social Credit incumbent MLA William Sharpe on the second count to win the Grande Prairie electoral district.cite web|url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/database/maps_choice.asp?Year=1940&Constit=Grande_Prairie|title=Grande Prairie 1940 election results|publisher=Alberta Heritage Foundation|accessdate=2008-06-02] O'Brien served a single term in the Assembly before announcing that he wanted to step off to the side lines and retire at a nomination convention held in the Capital Theater at Grande Prairie,
Alberta onFebruary 3 ,1944 .cite news|title=D.W. Patterson Chosen Candidate At Convention Independents Held G.P.|publisher=Herald-Tribune|work=XXXII, No. 48|pages=1|date=February 10 ,1944 ]References
External links
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
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