Norman Willmore
Norman Willmore | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| In office August 8, 1944 – February 2, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Angus Morrison |
| Succeeded by | William Switzer |
| Constituency | Edson |
| Minister of Industries and Labour | |
| In office November 10, 1953 – August 2, 1955 | |
| Premier | Ernest Manning |
| Preceded by | John Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Reierson |
| Minister of Lands and Forests | |
| In office August 2, 1955 – February 3, 1965 | |
| Premier | Ernest Manning |
| Preceded by | Ivan Casey |
| Succeeded by | Henry Ruste |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1909 Fessenden, North Dakota, US |
| Died | February 2, 1965 (aged 55) near Evansburg, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Spouse | Dorothy |
| Residence | Edson, Alberta |
| Occupation | Clothing and shoe merchant |
Norman Alfred Willmore (February 13, 1909 – February 2, 1965) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 until his death in 1965 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Ernest Manning from 1953 until his death.
Personal life[edit]
Born in Fessenden, North Dakota, Willmore moved to Canada in 1915 with his parents and was raised in Edmonton, Alberta. He was married to Dorothy and had one son.[1]
Political career[edit]
Willmore first ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature for the first time in the 1944 general election. He stood as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Edson and won a solid majority over two other candidates to pick up the seat for Social Credit.[2]
In the 1948 general election Willmore defeated former MLA Christopher Pattinson,[3] and In the 1952 election Willmore defeated Liberal candidate William Switzer by 400 votes.[4]
On November 10, 1953, Premier Ernest Manning appointed Willmore the Minister of Industries and Labour. In the 1955 Alberta general election Willmore faced Switzer again and defeated him a second time.[5] Shortly thereafter, Premier Manning moved Willmore to the Lands and Forests portfolio. In the 1959 general election Willmore defeated two other candidates with a landslide majority.[6]
In the 1963 general election Willmore easily won a three-way race.[7]
Willmore died in a traffic accident on February 2, 1965, on Alberta Highway 16 near Evansburg, Alberta. He was driving westbound to attend a meeting at Robb, Alberta when a semi tractor-trailer driving eastbound lost its rear wheels, causing a head-on collision.[8][9] Willmore Wilderness Park was named in his honour on April 12, 1965.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Willmore". Edmonton Journal. February 4, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "Edson results 1944". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Edson results 1948". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Edson results 1952". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Edson results 1955". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Edson results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Edson results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Lands Minister Killed In Crash". Edmonton Journal. February 4, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "ARCHIVES CANADA". www.archivescanada.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23.
- ^ "Park Named After Minister". Edmonton Journal. April 13, 1965. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
