Alphonse Peter Weber (1904 – 1 October 1963) was a Canadian politician from the province of Saskatchewan who represented the constituency of Meadow Lake from 1956–1960.[1]

Alphonse Peter Weber
MLA for Meadow Lake
In office
14 February 1957  4 May 1960
Preceded byHugh Clifford Dunfield
Succeeded byMartin Semchuk
Personal details
Born1904
St. Leo, Minnesota
Died1 October 1963
Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Political partySocial Credit Party of Saskatchewan

Personal life

Weber was born in St. Leo, Minnesota, United States.[2] Weber was educated at Muenster in Saskatchewan and lived at Meadow Lake from 1942. He worked as an elevator agent. He was also a member of the local Rotary Club and a member of the Knights of Columbus.[1]

Political career

Weber was elected and served on the Town Council of Meadow Lake for six years, four of which as Mayor.[1] Weber represented Meadow Lake on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a member of the Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan. He defeated the incumbent Liberal Hugh Clifford Dunfield.[3]

Death

Weber died in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.[2]

Electoral record

1956 Saskatchewan General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Social Credit Alphonse Peter Weber 2,425 45.22
Liberal Hugh Clifford Dunfield 1,501 27.99
Co-operative Commonwealth Frank G. Warick 1,437 26.79
Total valid votes 5,363
Social Credit gain
Source: Saskatchewan Archives Board [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Sixth Session - Fourteenth Legislature" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. February 7, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Alphonse Peter Weber". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  3. 1 2 "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.


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