Alex Ross (politician)
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Alex Ross was a stone mason, politician and cabinet minister from Alberta, Canada.
Alex was first elected in the 1917 Alberta election defeating Conservative Thomas Tweedie. He was elected as a Labor member to the assembly.
In the 1921 Alberta election after Calgary Centre was abolished he ran in the reconstituted Calgary riding and won the top spot in a 5 member block vote. In that election the United Farmers of Alberta defeated the Liberals in the rural part of the province, and formed the government. The United Farmers did not run any candidates in Calgary and Alex was asked to serve as Minister of Public Works despite being a member of the opposition.
Alex was acclaimed in a ministerial by-election on December 9, 1921.
In 1922 Alex Ross helped found the Canadian Labor Party and served on its executive with other prominent labor politicians of the era, such as Elmer Ernest Roper and Alf Farmilo.
[edit] 1926 election
Alex served out the rest of his second term as a minister, and his third term for the legislature in the 1926 Alberta general election. He was nominated by the Canadian Labor Party to run in Calgary, however the Calgary Hearld reported that he did not appear to be enthusiastic to run, but would accept his nomination anyways. On voting day, Alex was defeated in the 8th round of vote transfers finishing 8th out of 11 candidates.
[edit] External links
- Edmonton Labor Council in Municipal Politics 1903 - 1960
- United Farmers of Alberta: Years of Government, Alberta Heritage
- Who's Who in the provincial election Calgary Herald June 22, 1926
- Alex Ross will run in Calgary, Calgary Herald June 8, 1926
| Preceded by Thomas Tweedie |
MLA Calgary Centre 1917–1921 |
Succeeded by Frederick C. Colborne |
| Preceded by William Cushing Thomas Tweedie |
MLA Calgary #1 1921–1926 |
Succeeded by Alexander McGillivray John Irwin George Webster Robert Parkyn |
