George Lane (politician)

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George Lane was a politician and rancher and known as one of the "Big 4" who help found the Calgary Stampede in 1912.

George was foreman at the world famous Bar-U Ranch.

In the 1913 Alberta general election George was elected as the first member for the Bow Valley riding for the Alberta Liberal Party. He was somewhat of a star candidate for the Liberal Party, and helped keep a critical southern Alberta seat from going Conservative.

He defeated Conservative Incumbent Harold Riley who had changed from the Gliechen district.

George would spend very little time as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, he would resign a short time later so that defeated Cabinet Minister Charles R. Mitchell could re-gain a seat in the legislature.