Charles Holder

Charles Garrett Holder was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 and from 1944 to 1948 as a member of the Social Credit caucus.

For the big-game fisherman, see Charles Frederick Holder.

Charles Garrett Holder
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940
Preceded by	Omer St. Germain
Succeeded by	Lionel Tellier
Constituency	St. Albert
In office August 8, 1944 – August 17, 1948
Preceded by	Lionel Tellier
Succeeded by	Lucien Maynard
Personal details
Born	August 14, 1874 Battersea, Ontario
Died	February 19, 1962(1962-02-19) (aged 87) Busby, Alberta
Political party	Social Credit
Occupation	politician

Political career

Holder ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1935 general election, as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of St. Albert. He defeated incumbent Omer St. Germain to pick up the seat for his party.[1]

Holder ran for a second term in the 1940 general election. He was defeated by independent candidate Lionel Tellier on the fourth count.[2]

Holder was nominated to run for Social Credit again at a convention held in Morinville on February 9, 1944.[3] He ran in the general election held that year and won on the second vote count.[4] He retired from the assembly at dissolution in 1948.

References

1. "St. Albert Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
2. "St. Albert Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
3. "S.C. Candidate". The Lethbridge Herald. February 9, 1944. p. 9.
4. "St. Albert Results 1944 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2010.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing