Alphonse Peter Weber (1904 – 1 October 1963) was a Canadian politician from the province of

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who represented the constituency of Meadow Lake from 1956–1960.

Personal life

Weber was born in St. Leo,

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. Weber was educated at Muenster in Saskatchewan and lived at Meadow Lake from 1942. He worked as an elevator agent. He was also a member of the local Rotary Club and a member of the

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Political career

Weber was elected and served on the Town Council of Meadow Lake for six years, four of which as Mayor. Weber represented Meadow Lake on the

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as a member of the

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. He defeated the incumbent

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Death

Weber died in

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Electoral record

References

1904 births 1963 deaths American emigrants to Canada People from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan People from Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan MLAs 20th-century Canadian politicians {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub