Stanley Gilbert Tobin
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
March 25, 1913  October 17, 1925
Preceded byRobert Telford
Succeeded byDouglas Breton
ConstituencyLeduc
Member of the Canadian House of Commons
In office
1925–1926
Preceded byDistrict Established
Succeeded byWilliam Irvine
ConstituencyWetaskiwin
Personal details
BornJanuary 19, 1871
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
DiedJune 12, 1948(1948-06-12) (aged 77)
Political partyAlberta Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
Occupationpolitician

Stanley Gilbert Tobin (January 19, 1871 - June 12, 1948) was a farmer, businessman, teacher and political figure in Alberta, Canada. Tobin served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and a Member of the House of Commons of Canada.

Born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Tobin ran in the Leduc provincial electoral district in the 1913 Alberta general election. He was elected in a hotly contested election by just over 100 votes against Conservative George Curry.

He would see re-election in 1917 and in 1921. His plurality in the 1921 election was just 10 votes.

Stanley vacated his provincial seat in 1925 to run in the 1925 Canadian federal election in the Wetaskiwin Federal electoral district. He won election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. In that election he defeated incumbent Progressive incumbent Daniel Webster Warner.

He only served in office for one year and was defeated in the 1926 Canadian Federal Election by William Irvine.


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