Bryce Stringam

Bryce Coleman Stringam
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
June 29, 1955 – June 18, 1959
Preceded by Wilson Cain
Succeeded by William Delday
Constituency Bow Valley-Empress
Personal details
Born (1920-02-08)February 8, 1920
Cardston, Alberta[1]
Died June 2, 2000(2000-06-02) (aged 80)
Calgary, Alberta
Political party Independent
Spouse(s) Mary Morgan
Occupation cattle rancher, author and politician

Bryce Coleman Stringam (February 8, 1920 – June 2, 2000) was a cattle rancher, provincial politician and author from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1955 to 1959 sitting as an Independent.

Early life

Bryce Coleman Stringam was born on February 8, 1920.[2] His father George Stringam was a former Alberta MLA.[3] Stringam graduated from Olds College with a degree in Agronomy in 1937 and became a cattle rancher. Stringam married Mary Morgan and fathered seven children.[4]

Political career

Stringam ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent candidate in the electoral district of Bow Valley-Empress in the 1955 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent Wilson Cain in a hotly contested two way race to win the Bow Valley-Empress electoral district.[5]

Stringam ran for a second term in office in the 1959 Alberta general election, but was defeated by Social Credit candidate William Delday in another hotly contested two way race.[6]

Late life

After being defeated from public office Stringam published a book titled The History of the Eastern Irrigation District: 25th Anniversary in 1960.[7]

Stringam died on June 2, 2000.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1965). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. 1 2 https://www.assembly.ab.ca/Documents/isysquery/9463c5ef-6f04-4348-81d2-b9d2649dd186/1/doc/20001114_1330_01_han.pdf |chapter-url= missing title (help) (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Alberta: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. November 14, 2000. pp. 1,833.
  3. ↑ "George Stringham and Sarah Lavina Stringham". Mary's Genealogy Treasures. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Alumni Review" (PDF). Vol 56, No 1. Olds College. January 2001. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Bow Valley-Empress results 1955". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Bow Valley-Empress results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Library Holdings". Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta. Retrieved September 14, 2010.

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