Samuel Allen Carson

For people with similar names, see Samuel Carson.

Samuel Allen Carson (June 3, 1870 – February 27, 1949) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta.

Samuel Allen Carson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office July 18, 1921 – August 22, 1935
Preceded by	John Boyle
Succeeded by	James Popil
Constituency	Sturgeon
Personal details
Born	(1870-06-03)June 3, 1870 Vernon, Ontario[1]
Died	February 27, 1949(1949-02-27) (aged 78) Namao, Alberta[2]
Political party	United Farmers
Occupation	politician

Political career

Carson first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 general election as a United Farmers candidate. He defeated incumbent MLA John Boyle in the electoral district of Sturgeon.^[3] (Boyle also ran for a seat in Edmonton, which he won.)^[4]

Carson ran for a second term in the 1926 Alberta general election and easily won the three-way race as the opposition vote collapsed.^[5]

Carson ran for a third term in the 1930 Alberta general election and held his seat with a big majority over Liberal candidate John Kuzek.^[6]

Carson retired from the Legislature at dissolution in 1935.