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

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.

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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