Omer St. Germain

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Omer St. Germain
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 19, 1930 –August 22, 1935
Preceded by Lucien Boudreau
Succeeded by Charles Holder
Constituency St. Albert
Personal details
Born 14 September 1877 [1]
St-Pie de Guire, Quebec
Died 11 February 1949(1949-02-11) (aged 71)
Political party Liberal
United Farmers

Omer St. Germain (13 September 1877 – 11 February 1949) was a barrister, solicitor, notary, publisher and a provincial politician from Canada. He served as the first mayor of Morinville, Alberta, and became a perennial candidate in Alberta elections hold office as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers first and crossing the floor to the Liberals.

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Early life

Omer St. Germain was born in Quebec in 1877 and came to Alberta with his parents in 1890, settling on a homestead near Leduc. He received his education in Quebec and graduated in Law from the Laval University in 1905. From 1909 to 1912 St. Germain published the francophone news paper Le Progres which he owned. He had one son, Gerard St. Germain, born in 1910.

A homestead is a dwelling, especially a farmhouse, and adjacent outbuildings, typically on a large agricultural holding such as a ranch or station.

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Political career

St. Germain began his political career in the 1909 Alberta general election. He ran for a seat to the Alberta legislature as an Independent Liberal supporting the Rutherford administration. He finished in last place, losing to Liberal candidate Lucien Boudreau. [2]

Lucien Boudreau Canadian politician

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Three years later St. Germain was elected the first mayor of Morinville in 1911. He also served as mayor from 1915 to 1917 and 1929 to 1936.

St. Germain ran for a seat to the Alberta legislature for the second time in the 1930 Alberta general election as the United Farmers candidate defeating Lucien Boudreau. [3] He caused a sensation on February 6, 1934 when he crossed the floor to the Liberals becoming the second MLA in the legislature in a week to do so. [4]

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St. Germain ran for a second term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election but was defeated by Social Credit candidate Charles Holder. [5]

Charles Holder Canadian politician

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St. Germain tried to make a comeback by running for office for the last time in the 1948 Alberta general election. He was defeated by cabinet minister Lucien Maynard. [6] He died a year later in 1949.

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References

  1. ↑ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1929). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. ISSN   0315-6168 . Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "St. Albert Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  3. ↑ "St. Albert Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Another One Deserts Brownlee". Vol XXVII No. 49. The Lethbridge Herald. February 7, 1934. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "St. Albert Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  6. ↑ "St. Albert Results 1948 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
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