Austin Claypool

Austin Bingley Claypool
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
July 18, 1921  August 22, 1935
Preceded by Henry Atkins
Succeeded by Edward Foster
Constituency Didsbury
Personal details
Born April 13, 1887
Muncie, Indiana, U.S.[1]
Died June 4, 1956(1956-06-04) (aged 69)
near Muncie, Indiana
Political party United Farmers
Other political
affiliations
Liberal
Occupation politician

Austin Bingley Claypool (April 13, 1887 – June 4, 1956) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Political career

Claypool ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1921 Alberta general election. He ran as a United Farmers candidate in the electoral district of Didsbury. Claypool defeated Liberal candidate George Webber with a comfortable majority to win the two way race.[2]

Claypool ran for a second term in the 1926 Alberta general election. The race was contested by three candidates. Claypool won a large majority despite losing some of his popular vote from 1921.[3]

The 1930 Alberta general election would see Claypool stand for his third term. He ran in a two way race against Independent W.A. Austin and beat him by less than 300 votes to hold his seat.[4]

Claypool ran for a fourth term in the 1935 Alberta general election but was defeated in the four way race finishing a distant second place to Social Credit candidate Edward Foster.[5]

Claypool made a bid to run for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1940 federal election. He ran in a five way race as a Liberal candidate but was defeated finishing a close second to incumbent Charles Johnston.[6]

Claypool died in an automobile crash near his hometown of Muncie, Indiana in 1956.[7]

References

  1. Normandin, P.G.; Normandin, A.L. (1929). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  2. "Didsbury Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  3. "Didsbury Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  4. "Didsbury Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  5. "Didsbury Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  6. "Bow River Election Results". Parliament of Canada. March 26, 1940. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  7. "Dies in Crash.". The Calgary Herald. June 5, 1956. p. 15.

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