Louis Roberts
Louis Melville Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office March 22, 1909 – April 16, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Robertson |
| Succeeded by | George Douglas Stanley |
| Constituency | High River |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1879 Cedar County, Iowa |
| Died | February 11, 1958 (aged 78) Stettler, Alberta |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
Louis Melville Roberts (December 15, 1879 – February 11, 1958) was an American-Canadian politician from Alberta.
Early life
[edit]Louis Melville Roberts was born December 15, 1879, to Scottish parents in Cedar County, Iowa.[1] He attended the University of Iowa completing a Bachelor of Laws.[1] He married Helen Atkinson on July 12, 1906, and had two children together.[1]
Roberts constructed "Roberts Block", a three-storey brick warehouse on 11th Avenue in Calgary in 1909, which remains standing to this day.[2][3]
Political life
[edit]Roberts was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1909 Alberta general election, for the Alberta Liberal Party. During his campaign, he was accused of winning the High River nomination under suspect circumstances. He would win a hotly contested election knocking off future High River Conservative MLA George Douglas Stanley by 8 votes.[4]
Roberts served only one term in the Assembly.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chambers, Ernest J., ed. (1912). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. p. 529. ISBN 9781414401416. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 266967058. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ Parker, David (August 13, 2015). "Downtown Sports Clinics at a million clients and still counting". Calgary Herald. p. B2.
- ^ "Roberts Block". Beltline Heritage Group. Beltline Urban Society. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "High River Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Louis M. Roberts – Legislative Assembly of Alberta Member Profile
- Cheers for Roberts, High River Times March 18, 1909
- Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
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