Arthur Lewis Sifton
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| The Rt Hon. Arthur Lewis Sifton | |
 The Rt Hon. Arthur Lewis Sifton |
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| In office 1910 – 1917 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Cameron Rutherford |
| Succeeded by | Charles Stewart |
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| Born | October 26, 1858 Middlesex County, Canada West |
| Died | January 21, 1921 (aged 62) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Alberta Liberal Party (1910-1917) |
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Liberal-Conservative (1902-1903) Unionist Party (1917-1921) |
| Spouse | Mary H. Deering |
Arthur Lewis Sifton, KC (born: October 26, 1858 St Johns (Arva), London township, Middlesex County, Canada West – died: January 21, 1921) was a Canadian politician who was Premier of Alberta between 1910 and 1917.
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[edit] Early life
Sifton was born in St Johns (Arva), London township, Middlesex County, Canada West (now Ontario). His father John Wright Sifton was a contractor, and later became a politician in Manitoba.
[edit] Politics
Sifton was first elected to the Northwest Territories legislature in 1902 for Banff. In 1903, he became territorial Chief Justice, and in 1907 became Alberta's chief justice. In 1910, he was recruited by the Alberta Liberal Party to succeed Alexander C. Rutherford as Premier. The party had been seriously divided over allegations of wrongdoing regarding railway construction. Sifton held the party together, and led it to victory in the 1913 and 1917 provincial elections. In 1916, his government gave women the right to vote, and passed temperance legislation that severely limited the sale of alcohol in the province.
[edit] Federal politics
The Conscription crisis of 1917 resulted in federal Prime Minister Robert Borden creating a Unionist government. Borden, a Conservative, invited prominent Liberals such as Sifton to join his Cabinet. Sifton accepted, resigning as Premier to become Borden's Minister of Customs and, later, Minister of Public Works and a delegate to the Paris Peace Conference. For his service at the peace conference, he was appointed to the Imperial Privy Council in the 1920 New Year's Honours list, and was thus entitled to be styled "The Right Honourable".
Sifton died in Ottawa in 1921.
His brother, Sir Clifford Sifton, was also a prominent politician.
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[edit] External links
- Alberta legislative assembly biography
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
| Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories | ||
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| Preceded by Robert Brett |
MLA Banff 1899-1903 |
Succeeded by Charles W. Fisher |
| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Cameron Rutherford |
Premier of Alberta 1910-1917 |
Succeeded by Charles Stewart |
| Preceded by Archibald Campbell |
MLA Vermilion 1910-1917 |
Succeeded by Arthur Ebbett |
| Parliament of Canada | ||
| Preceded by William Ashbury Buchanan |
Member of Parliament Medicine Hat 1917-1921 |
Succeeded by Robert Gardiner |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Alexander Cameron Rutherford |
Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party 1910–1917 |
Succeeded by Charles Stewart |
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