Chester Reynolds

For the founder of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, see Chester A. Reynolds.

Chester Reynolds
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
March 21, 1940 – August 7, 1944
Preceded byCharles Cockroft
Succeeded byWilliam S. Mackie
ConstituencyStettler
Personal details
Born
Chester Ambrose Reynolds

(1902-09-24)September 24, 1902
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMay 1, 1983(1983-05-01) (aged 80)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political partySocial Credit Party of Alberta
Spouse
Helen Mary Long
​
(m. 1938)​
Children4
RelativesRyan Reynolds (grandson)
OccupationFarmer

Chester Ambrose Reynolds (September 24, 1902 – May 1, 1983) was a Canadian provincial politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944, sitting as a Social Credit member from the constituency of Stettler.[1]

Early life and education

Reynolds was born September 24, 1902, in Chicago, Illinois to William Francis Reynolds (1863–1949) and Elizabeth Frances Reynolds (née Crowe; 1872–1949). The family immigrated to Canada in 1906; he was educated in Gadsby, Alberta.[1]

Political career

Reynolds was elected in the 1940 Alberta general election to the 9th Alberta Legislature for the constituency of Stettler as a member of the Social Credit Party. Reynolds received slightly over 50 percent of the vote, defeating his Independent opponent L. V. Lohr by 817 votes, and the Co-operative Commonwealth candidate H. H. Turner by 1,884 votes.[2] Reynolds did not contest the 1944 Alberta general election.

Personal life

On June 29, 1938, Reynolds married Helen Long of Lacombe, Alberta.[1] He was the paternal grandfather of actor Ryan Reynolds.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Normandin, A. L., ed. (1944). "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Election results for Stettler". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Wallis, Adam (March 3, 2020). "Ryan Reynolds thanks Global Edmonton's Gord Steinke for showing him old photo of grandfather". Global News. Retrieved March 3, 2020.