John Russell Love

John Russell Love
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
July 18, 1921 – August 22, 1935
Preceded by George Hudson
Succeeded by William Masson
Constituency Wainwright
Provincial Treasurer
In office
July 10, 1934 – September 3, 1935
Premier Richard Reid
Preceded by Richard Reid
Succeeded by Charles Cockroft
Personal details
Born (1895-01-09)January 9, 1895
Toronto, Ontario[1]
Died February 9, 1981(1981-02-09) (aged 86)
Political party United Farmers
Occupation politician

John Russell Love (January 9, 1895 – February 9, 1981) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 as a member of the United Farmers caucus in government. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Richard Reid from 1934 to 1935.

Political career

Love ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 general election under the United Farmers banner. He won a landslide in the three-way race over incumbent George Hudson to pick up the seat for his party.[2]

Love ran for a second term in office in the 1926 Alberta general election. He faced Hudson again in a two-way battle. Despite losing some popular vote to Hudson, Love still rolled up a comfortable majority.[3]

Love ran for a third term in the 1930 general election. He defeated independent candidate E.A. Pitman on the second count.[4]

Premier Richard Reid, who took over in 1934, appointed Love Provincial Treasurer on July 10, 1934. He moved to the electoral district of Sturgeon when he ran for re-election in the 1935 general election. He finished a distant third on the first count and was eliminated in transfers; Social Credit candidate James Popil became the district's new member.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Normandin, Pierre G.; Normandin, A. Léopold (1 January 1929). "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". P. G. Normandin – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Wainwright Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Wainwright Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Wainwright Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Sturgeon Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
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