George Skelding

George Skelding (May 18, 1864 – July 18, 1927) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.

Early life George Skelding was born in Belmont, Canada West in 1864. He came west with the North-West Mounted Police in 1886 and helped establish the police barracks in Lethbridge. He moved to Fort Macleod in 1887 and started working as a ranch hand at the Strong Ranch and later the Cochrane Ranch.

Skelding was a poor orator and did not speak very often on the floor of the Legislature. He lobbied the Liberal government for road improvements in the Macleod district and did most of his work as an MLA in legislature committee's.

Late life After being defeated from public office. Skelding expanded his business to include a lumber yard along with a chopping mill and a farm services business for seed grain cleaning. He was buried the next day in the Macleod Union Cemetery at Fort Macleod. His funeral was widely attended by members of the former Liberal government and other prominent people from across Alberta.