William Hetherington Shield (July 12, 1878 – April 15, 1939) was a Canadian provincial politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.
William Hetherington Shield | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office July 18, 1921 – August 22, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | George Skelding |
| Succeeded by | James Hartley |
| Constituency | Macleod |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 12, 1878 Carr Shield, Northumberland, England[1] |
| Died | April 15, 1939 (aged 60) Fort Macleod, Alberta[2] |
| Political party | United Farmers |
| Occupation | politician |
Political career
editShield ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 Alberta general election. He stood as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Macloed against incumbent George Skelding. The race was very close with Shield defeating Skelding by 107 votes.[3]
Shield ran for a second term in the 1926 Alberta general election. He faced two other candidates in a very close contest. Shield hung on to win in the second vote count over Liberal candidate John McDonald.[4]
The 1930 Alberta general election saw Shield run in a two way race against McDonald who had become Liberal leader. Shield managed to win the straight fight with a greatly improved popular vote more than tripled from the previous election sending McDonald to defeat.[5]
Shield ran for a fourth term in the 1935 Alberta general election but was defeated finishing a distant second in the three way race to Social Credit candidate James Hartley.[6]
References
edit- ^ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1929). "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ OBITUARY: William H. Shield, Ex-Member of Legislature for Macleod, Whose Death Occurred Last Saturday. The Fort Macleod Gazette, April 20, 1939, pg. 1
- ^ "Macleod results 1921". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- ^ "Macleod results 1926". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- ^ "Macleod results 1930". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
- ^ "Macleod results 1935". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 1, 2010.