William Donald Albright

William Donald Albright (August 5, 1881 – April 29, 1946) was a Canadian agriculturalist and journalist. In 1954, Albright was named a Person of National Historic Significance by the Canadian government.

Biography William Donald Albright was born on August 5, 1881, at South Cayuga, Ontario. In 1903, Albright graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College. Leaving the Farmer in 1905, Albright subsequently became employed as an associate editor at the Farmer's Advocate, another agricultural publication.

In 1913, Albright and his wife left Ontario to homestead in the Peace River area of northwestern Alberta, near the town of Beaverlodge, in the vicinity of Grande Prairie. and Albright became its director. He was to hold that position until 1945.

Albright's professional activities as an agricultural researcher included testing what could potentially be lucrative cereal crops as well as new farming practices. Albright was also entrusted with the promotion of animal husbandry and the planting of ornamental plants in the Alberta farming community, and spent much time travelling throughout the region promoting the idea that it was possible to maintain a good standard of living in the lowlands of the Peace River region. He and his wife, who were the parents of three children, also collected material on the region's history by conducting and compiling interviews.

Albright died on April 29, 1946, at Haney, British Columbia. In 1954, he was named a Person of National Historic Significance by the Canadian government.