Albert Planta

Albert E. Planta (11 September 1868 – 19 June 1952) was a Canadian Senator and financial agent. He resigned from the Senate 11 December 1935 after being sentenced to two years imprisonment for fraud after he used $700 of a client's funds for personal use instead of his client's mortgage.[1][2][3][4]

The Honourable
Albert Planta
Member of Parliament
for Nanaimo
In office
26 June 1917 – 11 December 1935
Personal details
Born11 September 1868
Australia
Died19 June 1952(1952-06-19) (aged 83)
Political partyConservative
ChildrenClive Planta
OccupationPolitician
Criminal statusDead
Criminal chargeFraud
PenaltyTwo years imprionsment

His son, Clive Planta, was a member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly at the time of the elder Planta's conviction.[5]

Planta was born in Australia and moved to British Columbia. On June 3, 1890, he married Amy Gordon in Nanaimo, BC. He served as mayor of Nanaimo, British Columbia for eight terms (1905-1908; 1910, 1911, 1914 and 1915), after having served eight terms as a Nanaimo city councillor.[6] His public service included chair of the Nanaimo School Board and BC School Trustees Association.[7] He was an unsuccessful candidate for the provincial legislature before being appointed to the Senate by Sir Robert Borden on 26 June 1917. He sat in the Upper House as a Conservative until his resignation.[3] Planta Park in Nanaimo is named after Albert Planta.[8][9]

References
  1. "Senate Is Watching Planta Appeal Stand", Toronto Daily Star, 5 December 1935.
  2. "Find Senator Planta Guilty Of Conversion", Toronto Daily Star, 4 December 1935.
  3. "Senator Tried On Fraud Charge", The Globe, 4 December 1935.
  4. "Senator Planta Resigning Seat", The Globe, 9 December 1935.
  5. "No Move To Appeal Made By Planta", The Globe, 7 December 1935.
  6. Peterson, Jan, Jan (2003). Hub City Nanaimo, 1886-1920. Heritage House. OCLC 757509093.
  7. Peterson, Jan (2003). Hub City Nanaimo, 1886-1920. Heritage House. OCLC 757509093.
  8. Peterson, Jan (2003). Hub city : nanaimo. Heritage House Publishing. ISBN 1459330285. OCLC 905897816.
  9. "Planta Park | City of Nanaimo". www.nanaimo.ca. Retrieved 22 October 2019.


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