Roy Lyle Davidson (February 15, 1906 – April 25, 1999) was a farmer and a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1964 to 1967 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.
Roy Lyle Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office January 20, 1964 – May 23, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Petrie Meston |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Ratzlaff |
| Constituency | Three Hills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 15, 1906 Rygate Corner, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | April 25, 1999 (aged 93) Three Hills, Alberta |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Residence(s) | Three Hills, Alberta |
| Occupation | farmer and politician |
Political career edit
Davidson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a Social Credit candidate in a by-election held on January 20, 1964. Davidson won his party nomination in a convention held in Acme on December 24, 1963. He had been involved with the party as a volunteer for 20 years prior to seeking the nomination.[1]
In the election Davidson won a hotly contested four-way race over Liberal leader David Hunter and two other candidates to hold the seat for his party.[2]
Davidson did not run for a second term in office retiring at dissolution of the assembly in 1967.
References edit
- ^ "Carries Banner Of Socred Party In Byelection". The Lethbridge Herald. December 24, 1963. p. 16.
- ^ "Past By-election Results 1905-1973". Elections Alberta. October 26, 1992. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
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