Romeo B. Lamothe | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
In office November 27, 1961 –August 30, 1971 | |
Preceded by | Karl Nordstrom |
Succeeded by | Donald Hansen |
Constituency | Bonnyville |
Personal details | |
Born | October 2,1914 St. Edouard |
Died | November 23,1991 |
Political party | Social Credit |
Spouse | Paulette Ouimet |
Children | Raymond,Lilliane,and Noella |
Occupation | teacher,businessman,military man and politician |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Canada |
Branch/service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Years of service | 1942-1945 |
Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Romeo B. Lamothe (October 2,1914 - November 23,1991) was a teacher,military man,and provincial politician from Alberta,Canada. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1942 to 1945,seeing action in World War II.
Lamothe served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1961 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus under Premiers E C Manning and Harry Strom. He did not seek re-election in 1971 .
Lamothe was born on October 2,1914,in the hamlet of St. Edouard,Alberta. He took his post secondary education at St. John College and Camrose Normal School and became a teacher. [1]
Lamothe joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942 and saw action in World War II. His career in the Air Force ended in 1945.
Lamothe ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on November 27,1961,as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Bonnyville. He won the race easily with a landslide majority to hold the seat for his party. [2]
Lamothe ran for a second term in the 1963 Alberta general election. His popular vote decreased but he still won a comfortable plurality to hold the district. [3]
Lamothe ran his third term in office in the 1967 Alberta general election. He held his seat in a hotly contested race against Vic Justik for the second election in a row. Justik ran as a Coalition candidate being nominated by both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives. [4]
Lamothe retired from the assembly at dissolution in 1971.
After leaving public office,Lamothe donated the documents from his political career to the Alberta Provincial Archives in 1973. [1] Lamothe died on November 23,1991. [5]
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