Robert Pearson

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Captain Robert Pearson was a soldier and politician from Alberta, Canada.

Robert was first elected as a non-partisan to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election as the top pick in the, At large soldiers' and nurses vote from voters fighting overseas in World War I. Roberta McAdams was elected second in the block vote by a very narrow margin behind his total.

Robert kept his seat in the legislature after the war by running in the 1921 Alberta general election and becoming the 5th person elected in a block vote in the Calgary electoral district. Robert served his 2nd term in office as an Independent. He did not run again in 1926 and retired from the legislature after 2 terms.

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Preceded by
New Position
MLA Province at Large #1
1917-1921
Succeeded by
Position Abolished
Preceded by
William Cushing
Thomas Tweedie
MLA Calgary #5
1921–1926
Succeeded by
Alexander McGillivray
John Irwin
George Webster
Robert Parkyn