february february february canadian politician served member alberta cabinet minister government alberta judge born ontario came west eventually settled practiced law brief stint city council elected alberta inaugural provincial election liberal alberta great waterways railway scandal leader liberal forced premier office initially left cabinet successor named minister education served capacity time alienated non english speakers insisting english school system attorney general retained seat legislature liberal defeat election briefly served leader liberal opposition appointed bench judge died early life born ontario february february scottish irish descent father died leave school support family eventually completed high school following graduation taught school years came west accounts vary exactly settled purpose studied law regina taught school settled sources agree area taught school called bar married children helen frederick jean partnered form later known freeman firm forerunner present day king counsel ran municipal election elect hitherto town finished second seventeen candidates race elected year term resigned completion term provincial politics early provincial career ran alberta inaugural provincial election liberal candidate defeated wide margin served deputy speaker 1st focus government affairs resigned election held fill seat term supported selection rival calgary new province capital supported liberal government decision borrow money finance creation abandoning usual pay approach predicted alberta undertake provincial government telephone system model province dominion sided government rejection conservative demands build operate railways felt viable long trunk lines private hands enthusiastically backed private construction railways greeted announcement alberta great waterways railway run northward later fort historian describes extravagant eulogy speaking running new_orleans arctic circle northern alberta second region alberta great waterways railway scandal government comfortably elected election acclaimed shortly elections rumours began spread alberta great waterways railway government given loan guarantees behalf sold bonds london bond market new legislature convened february list questions government minister railways premier duly answered writing found answers unsatisfactory february gave notice motion bond money held government raised money needed construction alleged deputy attorney general removed key components government files advance having inspected conservative leader resolution rapidly divided liberal members insurgents led resigned position minister public works issue loyalists led remaining cabinet ministers especially cross ensuing debate charges agriculture minister accused motivated rejection position solicitor admitted applying position denied attacks government accused approaching liberal members hotel keepers offering immunity prosecution liquor offenses helped bring government replace led attorney general survived motion non confidence moved votes successfully pressured resign lieutenant governor alberta george expected replace defeated prominent liberals confidence instead selected alberta chief justice minister crown left major figures affair including cabinet instead appointed fellow judge attorney general decided time passed old wounds heal appointed cross attorney general time brought cabinet minister education law required members newly admitted cabinet resign seats legislature immediately contest election elected safe margin time education minister tumultuous teachers enlisted fight world war left profession lucrative opportunities members handbook describes efforts remedy situation heroic citing particular convincing legislature set minimum teachers salary year tactics alleviate teacher shortage easier teachers qualified quebec teach alberta subject applicants english proficiency insisted instruction alberta schools delivered english teacher passed english language proficiency exam granted temporary teaching license upgraded alberta teaching certificate months study normal school insistence alberta english offended province french canadian minority ukrainian speaking population editorial ukrainian newspaper maintained angrily minister education lies says alberta english province alberta canadian province equal rights including election accused conservatives promising ukrainian language schools court immigrant vote new premier succeeded entered federal politics fired cross appointed attorney general following year introduced legislation formally making english alberta official language time boasted past election majority came english contrast conservative supported russian schools russian people attorney general supported unsuccessful legislation allow construct pipeline alberta response opposition calling common carriers said adopt course tell oil companies free spend vast sums exploration work oil found pipe chief responsibilities attorney general enforce alberta recently enacted prohibition proved difficult law widely judges presided liquor trials estimated prohibition tune million denounced supporters prohibition enforcing opponents powers election sought election election new multi member constituency defeated victorious making members 1st elected 5th cross predecessor attorney general rival alberta great waterways affair liberals defeated alberta election won seats liberals leader late stewart term premier speculation resign ill health candidates mentioned possible successors stewart resign immediately following election selected replace assessment historian showed legislature presented strong opposition new government showed private courtesy attorney general legislature missed session illness assured liberals attack government vigorously absence leader corresponded extensively leader prime minister canada according letters king mixture useless information pleas rescued appointment bench possible letters impact history attempting negotiate control alberta natural resources king federal government sent king letter warning doomed election extraordinary happens extraordinary thing wants happen obtaining natural resources king drew negotiations returned alberta handed soon forced office replaced judicial career later life appointed supreme_court alberta resigned legislature succeeded liberal leader attorney general judge refused issue injunction end coal miners strike turned violent believed contain violence properly instructed judge later issued injunction statement claim filed case forced resign premier member sitting judge died february way jamaica neighbourhood street village named honour ironically lies alberta great waterways railway line electoral record
John Robert Boyle