Albert B. Douglas (September 2, 1912 – March 6, 1971) was the eldest of the five sons of Will and Clara Douglas. He was the first person born in

Briercrest Briercrest ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Redburn No. 130 and Census Division No. 6. The village is approximately 42 km southeast of the City of Moose Jaw and 77& ...

, Saskatchewan, Canada. A Saskatchewan wheat farmer, he was a member of parliament elected during the

28th Canadian Parliament The 28th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 12, 1968, until September 1, 1972. The membership was set by the 1968 federal election on June 25, 1968, and it changed only slightly due to resignations and by-elections until it was dis ...

on June 25, 1969, representing the Assiniboia riding. The Albert Douglas Dam across the Souris River south of

Weyburn Weyburn is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. The city has a population of 10,870. It is on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina and is north from the North Dakota border in the ...

was named after him.

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1912 births Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Saskatchewan 1971 deaths {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub