Lawrence Peterson

Lawrence Peter Peterson (April 12, 1873 – September 7, 1951) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Lawrence Peterson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
July 18, 1921 – June 19, 1930
Preceded byArchibald McLean
Succeeded byJohn MacLellan
ConstituencyTaber
Personal details
Born(1873-04-12)April 12, 1873
Provo, Utah, U.S.[1]
DiedSeptember 7, 1951(1951-09-07) (aged 78)
Kathryn, Alberta, Canada
Political partyUnited Farmers
Occupationpolitician

Political career

Peterson ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1921 Alberta general election. He stood as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Taber and won a close race over incumbent Archibald McLean to pick up the seat for his party.[2]

Peterson ran for a second term in office in the 1926 Alberta general election. He lost some of his popular vote from the last election but defeated two other candidates with a large majority.[3]

Peterson did not run for a third term in office and retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1930.

References
  1. "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide: Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1929.
  2. "Taber Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  3. "Taber Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
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