Alphonse Peter Weber

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Alphonse Peter Weber (1904 – 1 October 1963) was a Canadian politician from the province of Saskatchewan who represented the constituency of Meadow Lake from 1956–1960.[1]

Alphonse Peter Weber
MLA for Meadow Lake
In office
14 February 1957 – 4 May 1960
Preceded byHugh Clifford Dunfield
Succeeded byMartin Semchuk
Personal details
Born1904
St. Leo, Minnesota
Died1 October 1963
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Political partySocial Credit Party of Saskatchewan

Personal life[edit]

Weber was born in St. Leo, Minnesota, United States.[2] 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 Knights of Columbus.[1]

Political career[edit]

Weber was elected and served on the Town Council of Meadow Lake for six years, four of which as Mayor.[1] Weber represented Meadow Lake on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a member of the Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan. He defeated the incumbent Liberal Hugh Clifford Dunfield.[3]

Death[edit]

Weber died in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.[2]

Electoral record[edit]

1956 Saskatchewan General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Social Credit Alphonse Peter Weber 2,425 45.22
Liberal Hugh Clifford Dunfield 1,501 27.99
Co-operative Commonwealth Frank G. Warick 1,437 26.79
Total valid votes 5,363
Social Credit gain
Source: Saskatchewan Archives Board [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Sixth Session - Fourteenth Legislature" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. February 7, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Alphonse Peter Weber". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. ^ a b "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.