Robert Milton McCool

Robert Milton McCool (August 30, 1893 – June 22, 1988) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the electoral district of Cochrane from 1926 to 1935.[1]

Robert Milton McCool
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 28, 1926 – August 22, 1935
Preceded byAlexander Moore
Succeeded byWilliam King
ConstituencyCochrane
Personal details
BornAugust 30, 1893
Pilot Mound, Manitoba
DiedJune 22, 1988(1988-06-22) (aged 94)
Alberta, Canada
Political partyUnited Farmers

Political career

McCool ran a seat in the Alberta Legislature in 1926 Alberta general election. He won a hotly contested three-way race that saw him elected on the second count in the Cochrane electoral district to hold the seat for the governing United Farmers of Alberta.[2]

The following election in 1930, McCool would run against Liberal candidate William Laut for the second time in a straight fight for the district. He would be re-elected by a margin of 12 votes.[3] Laut would get defeated running for a third term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election by Social Credit candidate William King.[4]

After his defeat, McCool retired from public service. He would die on June 22, 1988.[5]

References
  1. Mardon, Austin Albert (2010). Alberta's Political Pioneers: A Biographical Account of the United Farmers of Alberta. ISBN 9781897472125.
  2. "Cochrane results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  3. "Cochrane results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  4. "Cochrane results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  5. http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/hansards/han/legislature_21/session_4/19890217_1500_01_han.pdf |chapter-url= missing title (help) (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. February 17, 1989. p. 1.


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