George Stringam

George Lewis Stringam (May 21, 1876 – July 4, 1959) was a provincial politician and cattle rancher from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

George Lewis Stringam
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
July 18, 1921 – August 22, 1935
Preceded byMartin Woolf
Succeeded byNathan Tanner
ConstituencyCardston
Personal details
BornMay 21, 1876
Holden, Utah
DiedJuly 4, 1959(1959-07-04) (aged 83)
Lethbridge, Alberta
Political partyUnited Farmers
Spouse(s)Marry Ann Snow
Sarah Williams
ChildrenLewis, Alonzo, Alonzo W., Emily, Morris, Dale, Owen, Briant, Woodrow, Elwood, Bryce, Mary, and Mark
Occupationcattle rancher and politician

Early life

George Lewis Stringam was born on May 21, 1876 in Holden, Utah, United States. He married Mary Anne Snow on October 17, 1897 and fathered two children. Both children, twins, died at birth on July 21, 1898 and his wife died a few days later due to complications.[1]

Stringam married Sarah Lovina Williams on June 7, 1905. He fathered eleven children with her, two of which died at an early age.[2]

Political career

Stringam ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as a United Farmers candidate in the 1921 Alberta general election in the electoral district of Cardston. He defeated incumbent MLA Martin Woolf with a large majority to pick up the seat for his party.[3]

Stringam faced a three way battle running for a second term in the 1926 Alberta general election. Despite losing some of his vote share he easily held his seat.[4]

Stringam ran for a third term in the 1930 Alberta general election. He was returned easily in the two way battle defeating Liberal candidate R. Christie.[5]

The 1935 Alberta general election would see Stringam run for his fourth term in office. He would be defeated finishing a distant second in the three way race by Social Credit candidate Nathan Tanner.[6]

Later life

After losing half his cattle heard in a winter storm in 1936, Stringam retired from cattle ranching and moved to Lethbridge with his wife and the two remaining children the following year in 1937.[2] He became ill and died on July 4, 1959.

His son Bryce Stringam served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1955 to 1959.[2]

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References
  1. "George Lewis STRINGAM". Ancestry.com. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  2. "George Stringham and Sarah Lavina Stringham". Mary's Genealogy Treasures. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  3. "Cardston Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  4. "Cardston Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  5. "Cardston Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  6. "Cardston Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
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