| Charles Garrett Holder | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940 |
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| Preceded by | Omer St. Germain |
| Succeeded by | Lionel Tellier |
| Constituency | St. Albert |
| In office August 8, 1944 – August 17, 1948 |
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| Preceded by | Lionel Tellier |
| Succeeded by | Lucien Maynard |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Occupation | politician |
Charles Garrett Holder was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 and 1944 to 1948 sitting both times as a member of the Social Credit caucus.
Holder ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1935 Alberta general election as a Social Credit candidate. He won a hotly contested race in the electoral district of St. Albert defeating incumbent Omer St. Germain to pick up the seat for his party.[1]
Holder ran for a second term in the 1940 Alberta general election. He was defeated by Independent candidate Lionel Tellier on the fourth count in a hotly contested race.[2]
Holder was nominated to run for Social Credit again at a convention held in Morinville on February 9, 1944.[3] He ran in the general election held that year and won on the second vote count to regain the seat.[4] Holder did not for a third term and retired at dissolution in 1948.