september november canadian politician served attorney general alberta born educated scotland came canada practiced law premier alberta sought lawyer partisan affiliation succeed attorney general accepted position elected election attorney general took negotiations alberta federal governments natural resource rights prepared alberta submission persons case played minor role sex scandal forced office provincial election alberta candidates defeated led victory briefly returned prominence incident strong unsuccessful attempt return legislature dying early life born scotland william margaret attended studying law graduating douglas qualified solicitor emigrated canada settling joined short cross years later founded later renamed interim married fellow clark july couple daughters attorney general attorney general succeeded leader alberta provincial caucus premier alberta lawyer caucus dominated farmers appointing attorney general replace looked outside caucus appointed lack affiliation provincial political party convention cabinet ministers including attorneys general expected sit alberta accordingly ran provincial election candidate finished eighteen candidates members attorney general involved government important initiatives major figure securing transfer resource rights federal government alberta government great depression proved fertile breeding ground labour request prepared list communist leaders government action non residents ordered alberta provincial government support persons case responsible submission involved scandal head allegations eliminated bureau save money charges little effect legal system public eye sex scandal sued family friend focus controversy department hired private investigator look claims liberal lawyer offered young woman money position divorce taking stand trial stated investigation initiated aid premier defense alleged criminal offense noted insisted government cost investigator scandal forced resignation premier stayed attorney general short lived government popularity government great depression inability radical action ensure employment reasonable standard living alberta residents radical economic theories notably version social credit espoused calgary gained support public government position proposals legal authority provincial government involved banking constitution canada makes responsibility federal government attorney general played major role defending position government brought leader united_kingdom advisor provided copy speeches asked critique douglas concluded proposals align social credit desired effect later life provincial election wiped legislature historian noted ironic demise politically successful farmers group history candidate came closest election lawyer defeat remained active community life elder chairman chairman unmarried mothers president long standing member country club work fellow native poetry spoke burns briefly entered public eye named produced pamphlet whip convicted criminal libel relation pamphlet contested election initial vote count finished candidates subsequent distribution votes system use came second final vote count emerging victorious died died years later november electoral record
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