Oran Leo "Tony" McPherson (April 12, 1886 – May 23, 1949) was a member of the

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(

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) for

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from 1921 to 1935 as a member of the

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.Perry, Footz 2006 pg. 295, 303

Early life

He was born in Kingman,

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in 1886 and attended the

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before moving to Alberta in 1906.

Political career

He served as speaker of the assembly from 1922 to 1926. He also later served as the Minister of Public Works. In 1932, he had a nasty divorce that made headlines across

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newspapers. This was one of the events that hurt the United Farmers and gave them the reputation of being afflicted by moral decay that would help lead the party to its demise in 1935 at the hands of

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Speaker of the Assembly
Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1886 births 1949 deaths United Farmers of Alberta MLAs Members of the Executive Council of Alberta {{Alberta-politician-stub