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Jack Charles Hillman

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John "Jack" Charles Hillman
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 5, 1952 – June 17, 1963
Preceded byAlbert Fee
ConstituencySedgewick
In office
June 17, 1963 – August 30, 1971
Succeeded byRalph Sorenson
ConstituencySedgewick-Coronation
Personal details
Born(1893-10-06)October 6, 1893
Llydney, Gloucestershire, England
DiedDecember 13, 1977(1977-12-13) (aged 84)
Galahad, Alberta, Canada
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationpolitician

John Charles Hillman (October 6, 1893 – December 13, 1977) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.

Political career

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Hillman ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1952 Alberta general election. He stood as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Sedgewick. Hillman won the district with a landslide majority to hold the seat for his party.[1]

Hillman ran for a second term in the 1955 Alberta general election. He held his vote share from the last election and took the district easily, defeating two other candidates.[2]

The 1959 general election would see Hillman be returned to office with his largest majority to date. He easily defeated three other candidates.[3]

The 1963 boundary redistribution saw Sedgewick redistributed to become Sedgewick-Coronation. Hillman ran in the new district in the election held that year against former MLA James Sims. He defeated Sims in a landslide to earn his fourth term in office.[4]

Hillman ran for his fifth term in the 1967 general election. He was returned to office with a sizable majority easily defeating three other candidates.[5]

Hillman retired from the Assembly at dissolution in 1971.

References

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  1. ^ "Sedgewick results 1952". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "Sedgewick results 1955". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "Sedgewick results 1959". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  4. ^ "Sedgewick-Coronation results 1963". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  5. ^ "Sedgewick-Coronation results 1967". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
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