Bryce Stringam

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Bryce Coleman Stringam
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 29, 1955 – June 18, 1959
Preceded byWilson Cain
Succeeded byWilliam Delday
ConstituencyBow Valley-Empress
Personal details
Born(1920-02-08)February 8, 1920
Cardston, Alberta[1]
DiedJune 2, 2000(2000-06-02) (aged 80)
Calgary, Alberta
Political partyIndependent
SpouseMary Morgan
Occupationcattle rancher, author and politician

Bryce Coleman Stringam (February 8, 1920 – June 2, 2000[2]) was a politician and author from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 as an independent.

Early life

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Stringam's father, George Stringam, was a member of the Alberta legislature.[3] Stringam graduated from Olds College with a degree in agronomy in 1937 and became a cattle rancher. He married Mary Morgan and fathered seven children.[4]

Political career

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Stringam first ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1955 general election. Running as an independent in the electoral district of Bow Valley-Empress, he defeated incumbent Wilson Cain.[5]

Stringam ran for a second term in office in the 1959 general election and was defeated by Social Credit candidate William Delday in a two-way race.[6]

Late life

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After his defeat, Stringam published a book titled The History of the Eastern Irrigation District: 25th Anniversary in 1960.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1965). "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.assembly.ab.ca/Documents/isysquery/9463c5ef-6f04-4348-81d2-b9d2649dd186/1/doc/20001114_1330_01_han.pdf (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Alberta: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. November 14, 2000. pp. 1, 833. {{cite book}}: |chapter-url= missing title (help)[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "George Stringham and Sarah Lavina Stringham". Mary's Genealogy Treasures. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  4. ^ "Alumni Review" (PDF). Vol 56, No 1. Olds College. January 2001. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  5. ^ "Bow Valley-Empress results 1955". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "Bow Valley-Empress results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Library Holdings". Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
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