october january canadian lawyer politician served attorney general province alberta born england came canada studied law setting practice calgary prominent resident city served years city council early 1930s prominent respectable support ran candidate provincial election won named attorney general time member dominated differences opinion believe social credit legally implemented provincial government support government attempts asked lieutenant governor considered government acts constitutional replied honestly prompted request resignation outspoken opponent government seek election election retired practice law died early life born yorkshire october studied canada settling nova scotia attended king collegiate school complete attended earned later doctor civil law beginning worked steamship operator canada england political agent london returned canada read law calgary office future prime minister canada called bars alberta subsequently earned bachelor laws called bar worked years lawyer opened practice calgary king counsel july july married children active calgary society specifically calgary branch canadian authors major outside calgary member london included golf polo big game hunting held lifetime membership awarded reaching summit consul sweden vice consul netherlands years political career served calgary term twice acting mayor calgary occasions included visit calgary 1st governor general early 1930s members calgary social business elite support burgeoning despite social credit monetary theories joined viewed vehicle reform concerned provincial government banking monetary issues advocated sought account received assurances legislation forthcoming government historian suggest initial support born belief allegiance allegiance radio share taste fine humour objected belief particular practice eventual presence cabinet said imagine discomfort experienced moderate political views absorbed principally duties confronted cabinet hot presided election surface movement provincial election found team lacking mainstream legal expertise recruited run candidate calgary campaign attracted attention refusing instructions like candidates accept questions floor political meetings took note practice commenting irritating gentleman like bar king counsel skilled experienced art debate free use august elected calgary members initial ballot count fifth place candidates votes accordance single vote system use calgary time fell sixth place elected eighteenth final count named attorney general days later sworn rest cabinet september attorney general service attorney general brief days swearing embarked ottawa meet bennett prime minister seek federal loan prevent alberta bond payroll obligations despite needing million secured million bennett set detroit meet financed projects involving banks sworn enemies arrival discovered away summer home returning home need funding authorized negotiate services montreal successfully assisted government newfoundland emerging dire financial straits acceptance month appointment raised loyal social credit douglas saw tool eastern financial interests man inside government financial advice led government conservative budget decidedly keeping social credit ideals partly response situation british social visited alberta advise government implement social credit cabinet meeting present expressed canadian constitution provinces sufficient powers implement social credit use federal power banking currency referring election promises implement social credit responded surely public ought told meeting account request prepared point plan implementing social credit alberta rejected caucus invited explain meeting featured following exchange realise scheme putting forward legal interested legal arguments legislation parliament dissolved way government dissolved sending troops throw physically neck crop steps parliament house attorney general suggest authority ottawa circumstances march troops alberta caucus frustrated government failure implement social credit steps sided cabinet colleagues come defense presentation precipitated revolt caucus threatened bring government failure introduce social credit revolt muted creation oversee introduction social credit legislation recommended included provided provincial licensing supervision banks prohibited banks employees legal proceedings act prohibited challenges alberta legislation believe acts province legislative avoided saying publicly response question posed legislature province authority banking said answer academic question referred caucus meeting response request assure feels position count recommend lieutenant governor gives open beliefs august acts approved legislature lieutenant governor alberta requested meeting granted royal legislation asked considered bills constitutional replied negative immediately said personal responsibility legislation granted journalist telling left meeting premier said resignation accepted according said know means don words resigned later afternoon historians debated actions government legislation miller believe refused answer question letter alberta law set duties cabinet duties conflicting responsibility legal adviser giving honest opinion oath took citing rules dating stating lieutenant governor use consider powers reservation dominion officer advice ministers including attorney general speculates aware rule criticizes federal government monitoring situation advising proper use power reservation post resignation having left government left caucus served rest term independent joined collection mainstream elements opposed ran nominally independent candidates elections denounced government dictatorship premier man met acts attorney general attending toronto meeting response comments government refused expenses trip later received word going publish expose government authored threatened cancel contracts print alberta school textbooks company expose published later life seek election conclusion term returned practicing law calgary second world war served board retired victoria year death wife died
John Hugill