Albert Draper

Albert Earl Draper (December 13, 1895 – November 3, 1963) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Progressive Conservative from 1955 to 1958.[1]

The son of William Draper and Jane Stanley,[2] Draper was born in St. Mary's, Ontario, and became a farmer in Elgin, Manitoba.[3] He served from 1915 to 1918 in France during World War I,[2] and achieved the rank of Sgt. Major. His older son, Clarence Oscar Draper, was killed in action during World War II.[4]

Draper was elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election held on June 27, 1955,[1] defeating Liberal-Progressive candidate Robert E. Moffat by almost 700 votes in the constituency of Deloraine-Glenwood. He did not seek re-election in the 1958 provincial election, in which the Progressive Conservatives won a minority government.

He died in Winnipeg at the age of 67.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
  2. ^ a b c "Albert Earl Draper (1895-1963)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  3. ^ Winnipeg Free Press, 28 June 1955, pp. 1, 4.
  4. ^ "Clarence Oscar Draper". Canadian Virtual War Memorial. Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved 2013-08-19.