Lionel Tellier

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Lionel R. Tellier
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
March 21, 1940 –August 8, 1944
Preceded by Charles Holder
Succeeded byCharles Holder
Constituency St. Albert
Personal details
Born(1905-12-28)December 28, 1905
Morinville, Alberta
DiedJune 17, 1973(1973-06-17) (aged 67)
Political partyIndependent
Occupationpolitician

Lionel R. Tellier (December 28, 1905 – June 17, 1973) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944 sitting as an Independent.

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Political career

Tellier ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1940 Alberta general election as an Independent candidate. He defeated incumbent Social Credit MLA Charles Holder on the fourth vote count. The vote had Tellier running second on the first ballot but he came out ahead when the other preferences were counted. [1]

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Tellier did not run for a second term and retired at dissolution of the Assembly in 1944.

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References

  1. ↑ "St. Albert Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 16, 2010.


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