About Samuel Calvert
Lived 1867 – 1956 (aged 88). Samuel Calvert was a Canadian politician.
Samuel Wesley Calvert (September 16, 1867 – March 11, 1956) was a soldier and politician. He was mayor of Chipman, Alberta, and as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Early life Calvert was a corporal in the 19th Alberta Dragoons, a cavalry regiment of the Non-Permanent Active Militia.
Calvert ran for a seat in the legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election as a Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of Victoria. He defeated three other candidates with a large majority to pick up the seat for his party.
Calvert did not run for a second term and retired at dissolution of the assembly in 1940.
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Who was Samuel Calvert?
Canadian politician
When was Samuel Calvert born?
Samuel Calvert was born on 16 September 1867 in Caledon.
When did Samuel Calvert die?
Samuel Calvert died on 11 March 1956 in Edmonton.
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Samuel Calvert was a politician.
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Samuel Calvert was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Samuel Calvert. https://biography.guide/samuel-calvert/
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