Euell Montgomery

Euell Ferguson Montgomery (November 9, 1915 – October 9, 2004) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1961 to 1967 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.

Euell F. Montgomery
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
October 26, 1961  May 23, 1967
Preceded byWilliam Gilliland
Succeeded byRobert Wiebe
ConstituencyPeace River
Personal details
BornNovember 9, 1915
DiedOctober 9, 2004(2004-10-09) (aged 88)
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationpolitician

Political career

Montgomery ran as the Social Credit candidate in a by-election held in the Peace River provincial electoral district on October 26, 1961. He won the seat with a landslide of almost 65% of the popular vote to hold it for his party.[1]

Montgomery ran for a second term in office in the 1963 Alberta general election. He held his majority from the by-election winning over 60% of the vote defeating two other candidates.[2] He retired from politics at dissolution of the legislature in 1967.

References

  1. "By-elections 1905-1973". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  2. "Peace River Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
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