Louis Melville Roberts (December 15, 1879 – February 11, 1958) was an American-Canadian politician from
Alberta.
Early life
Louis Melville Roberts was born December 15, 1879 to Scottish parents in
Cedar County, Iowa.
He attended the
University of Iowa completing a
Bachelor of Laws.
He married Helen Atkinson on July 12, 1906 and had two children together.
Roberts constructed "Roberts Block", a three-storey brick warehouse on 11th Avenue in Calgary in 1909, which remains standing to this day.
Political life
Louis was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the
1909 Alberta general election
The 1909 Alberta general election was the second general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada on March 22, 1909, to elect 41 members of the Alberta legislature to the 2nd Alberta Legislature.
The incumbent Liberal Party led by Premi ...
, for the
Alberta Liberal Party. During his campaign he was accused of winning the High River nomination under suspect circumstances. Louis would win a hotly contested election knocking off future High River Conservative MLA
George Douglas Stanley by 8 votes.
Louis served one term in the Assembly.
References
External links
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Cheers for Roberts, High River Times March 18, 1909Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
Alberta Liberal Party MLAs
People from Cedar County, Iowa
American emigrants to Canada
University of Iowa College of Law alumni
1879 births
1958 deaths
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