Samuel Wesley Calvert (September 16, 1867 – March 11, 1956) was a soldier and politician. He was mayor of

Chipman, Alberta Chipman is a village in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County and Census Division No. 10. It is located on Highway 15, approximately 11 km (7 mi) southeast of Lamont, 22 km (14 mi) northwest of Mundare, 70 km (44&n ...

, and as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Early life

Calvert was a corporal in the

19th Alberta Dragoons The 19th Alberta Dragoons was a cavalry regiment and later an armoured regiment of the Canadian Militia and later the Canadian Army. It was placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle in 1965. In 2006, it was taken off the Supplementary Order of ...

, a cavalry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia.

Political career

Calvert began his political career by serving as Mayor of

. Calvert ran for a seat in the legislature in the

1935 Alberta general election The 1935 Alberta general election was held on August 22, 1935, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The newly founded Social Credit Party of Alberta won a sweeping victory, unseating the 14-year government of the United Farmer ...

as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Victoria. He defeated three other candidates with a large majority to pick up the seat for his party. Calvert did not run for a second term and retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1940.

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Alberta Legislature Membership Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calvert, Samuel Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs Mayors of places in Alberta 1867 births 1956 deaths Canadian military personnel from Ontario