- John Landeryou
John Charles Landeryou (born
April 2 ,1905 ) was a chef, a seniors rights activist and a Canadian federal and long serving provincial level politician.Federal politics
Landeryou was born in
Toronto, Ontario and was elected to theCanadian House of Commons as a Social Credit candidate in the 1935 Canadian federal election in the riding ofCalgary East . He defeated incumbentGeorge Douglas Stanley to win a term in office. Landeryou ran for re-election in the 1940 Canadian federal election but was defeated by Liberal candidateGeorge Henry Ross . Landeryou did not attempt a return at federal politics but continued to work for the Social Credit Party on the provincial level.Pensions
Landeryou came to
Pincher Creek, Alberta and started a movement to provide every senior regardless of means withold age pension s by helping to found the first "Old Age pensioners club" in 1941. He would help start the "Lethbridge Old Age Pensioners Association" which met in January 1942 for the first time. [ cite web|url = http://coscobc.ca/news/febnews/NATIONALPENSIONERSANDSENIOR.htm | title = History of the Old Age Pension | publisher = National Pensioners and Seniors Citizens Federation | accessdate = 2007-08-26]Provincial politics
Landeryou continued to establish himself in Lethbridge through his work promoting the needs of pensioners returning to provincial politics running as
Alberta Social Credit Party candidate in the 1944 Alberta general election. He won the hotly contested election by less then a 100 votes in vote transfers to win his first term in the Alberta Legislature.Landeryou was re-elected to his 2nd term in office in the 1948 Alberta general election this time winning a clear majority in the popular vote. He ran for his 3rd term in office in the 1952 Alberta general election this time defeating Liberal candidate Rex Tennant in a landslide.
Landeryou would continue in office winning re-election in the 1955 Alberta general election he defeated 3 other candidates in a close race to win his 4th term in office. He would win his 5th term with the largest plurality of his electoral career and win the largest majority in the history of the province to that point, in the 1959 Alberta general election defeating 2 other candidates. [cite web|url=http://www.ourheritage.net/index_page_stuff/Local_History_Links/sa_grid/SA_24_June14-20.html | title = Historic Headlines 24 This Week in Southern Alberta's Past| date =
June 19 ,1959 | publisher = Our Heritage | accessdate = 2007-08-26 ] He would easily win his 6th term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election with a slightly reduced margin of victory but still remaining popular.Landeryou ran for his 7th term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election, winning his last term comfortably over a field of 4 candidates. He retired from provincial public office when his district was abolished in 1971 after serving for 27 years.
Late life
Landeryou continues to reside in
Lethbridge, Alberta and he is an avid bridge player. [cite web|url=http://web2.acbl.org/as400/mpraces/mpAwards/lifetime/canadian100.htm | title = American Contract Bridge League Canadian Top 100 - Lifetime | publisher = American Contract Bridge League | accessdate = 2007-10-10]References
External links
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=26174277-d040-4306-a5bc-d5c8b4c96097&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Members.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2FLists%2FMembers.aspx%3FParliament%3D%26Riding%3D%26Name%3Dl%26Party%3D%26Province%3D%26Gender%3D%26New%3DFalse%26Current%3DFalse%26Picture%3DFalse&Section=ALL John Landeryou Federal Political Experience]
* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]
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