- Charles Holder
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Charles Garrett Holder Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta In office
August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940Preceded by Omer St. Germain Succeeded by Lionel Tellier Constituency St. Albert In office
August 8, 1944 – August 17, 1948Preceded by Lionel Tellier Succeeded by Lucien Maynard Personal details Political party Social Credit Occupation politician Charles Garrett Holder was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 and 1944 to 1948 sitting both times as a member of the Social Credit caucus.
Political career
Holder ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1935 Alberta general election as a Social Credit candidate. He won a hotly contested race in the electoral district of St. Albert defeating incumbent Omer St. Germain to pickup the seat for his party.[1]
Holder ran for a second term in the 1940 Alberta general election. He was defeated by Independent candidate Lionel Tellier on the fourth count in a hotly contested race.[2]
Holder was nominated to run for Social Credit again at a convention held in Morinville on February 9, 1944.[3] He ran in the general election held that year and won on the second vote count to regain the seat.[4] Holder did not for a third term and retired at dissolution in 1948.
References
- ^ "St. Albert Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1935&Constit=St._Albert. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ "St. Albert Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1940&Constit=St._Albert. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ "S.C. Candidate". The Lethbridge Herald. February 9, 1944. p. 9.
- ^ "St. Albert Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/maps_choice.php?Year=1944&Constit=St._Albert. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
External links
Categories:- Social Credit Party of Alberta MLAs
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