Samuel Allen Carson (June 3, 1870 – February 27, 1949) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta.

Political career

Carson first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 general election as a United Farmers candidate. He defeated incumbent MLA John Boyle in the electoral district of

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. (Boyle also ran for a seat in Edmonton, which he won.) Carson ran for a second term in the

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and easily won the three-way race as the opposition vote collapsed. Carson ran for a third term in the

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and held his seat with a big majority over Liberal candidate John Kuzek. Carson retired from the Legislature at dissolution in 1935.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carson, Samuel United Farmers of Alberta MLAs 1870 births 1949 deaths Calgary city councillors