George Douglas Stanley

George Douglas Stanley (March 19, 1876 – February 22, 1954) was a politician and physician from Alberta, Canada. He began as a pioneer medical doctor in Alberta in 1901.[1] He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921 as a member of the Conservative Party, and he served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1930 to 1935 sitting with the federal Conservatives.

George Douglas Stanley
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
March 25, 1913 – July 18, 1921
Preceded byLouis Roberts
Succeeded bySamuel Brown
ConstituencyHigh River
Member of the Canadian House of Commons
In office
July 28, 1930 – October 14, 1935
Preceded byHerbert Adshead
Succeeded byJohn Landeryou
ConstituencyCalgary East
Personal details
BornMarch 19, 1876
Exeter, Ontario
DiedFebruary 22, 1954(1954-02-22) (aged 77)
Political partyAlberta Conservative
federal Conservative
Occupationphysician and politician

Provincial politics

Stanley ran for a seat to the Alberta legislature in the 1909 general election. He lost by only eight votes to Liberal candidate Louis Roberts. That election result was the closest in the province that year.[2]

Stanley ran again in the 1913 general election. Roberts decided not to defend his seat, and Stanley won by only 58 votes to pick up the seat for the Conservatives.[3]

Stanley ran for a second term in the 1917 general election. He defeated Liberal candidate D.F. Riley by 38 votes.[4]

Stanley retired from the Assembly at dissolution in 1921.

Federal politics

In 1930 he became the Conservative candidate in the federal riding of Calgary East. Stanley defeated incumbent Herbert Adshead in the 1930 federal election. He was defeated by John Landeryou of the Social Credit Party in the 1935 federal election.

References
  1. Stanley, George Douglas (1953). "Medical Pioneering in Alberta". Alberta Historical Review. 1 (1): 1. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. "High River Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  3. "High River Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  4. "High River Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
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