Samuel Brown (Alberta politician)

Samuel Brown (11 November 1872 – 6 May 1962) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.

Samuel Brown
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office July 18, 1921 – June 19, 1930
Preceded by	George Stanley
Succeeded by	District Abolished
Constituency	High River
Personal details
Born	(1872-11-11)11 November 1872[1] Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Died	6 May 1962(1962-05-06) (aged 89) High River, Alberta
Political party	United Farmers
Occupation	politician

Political career

Brown ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1921 Alberta general election. He contested the electoral district of High River as a United Farmers candidate and won a tight two-way race over Liberal candidate J.V. Drumheller to pick up the seat for his party.^[2]

Brown ran for a second term in the 1926 Alberta general election. He won the three-way race with a landslide majority.^[3]

The 1930 boundary redistribution would see High River abolished, Brown did not seek re-election and retired at dissolution in 1930.