spelled february july canadian politician served member alberta minister government alberta member born new_brunswick trained physician joined came west eventually settling leaving police force represented new province alberta appointed minister portfolio alberta government resigned months later accept appointment senate remained death early life born february new_brunswick great grandfather british army officer rewarded service american revolution land new_brunswick descendants lived educated kingston attending windsor nova scotia prominent rower new_brunswick played cricket baseball took shooting hunting fishing events studied year completed medical studies london graduated studied year practiced medicine years coming west join surgeon years stationed fort calgary town left set civilian practice married born melbourne father posted british_army pair children married moved england worked toronto moved medical officer health capacity continued involved music took charge church choir year sang local concert intended failed active church political career territorial provincial service acclaimed election elected election liberal supported efforts premier conduct territory politics non partisan lines federal government prepared create new provinces alberta joined advocating continuation non partisan approach governments new provinces position odds liberal federal government led wanted new provinces governments liberal liberal george appointed lieutenant governor alberta understood appoint liberal province premier alberta prominent liberals clear interested considered possible candidate months alberta formal creation wrote colleague possibilities practically came weak god knows sense belief appointed premier appear founded opposition introduction party lines earned liberals aligned conservative historian fellow liberals inclined seriously potential premier clear premier turned ambitions canadian senate little interest sustained involvement government alberta accepted named premier invitation serve cabinet minister portfolio clear viewed appointment interim time evaluate politicians entering new province legislature words new blood rise surface keeping expectations government minister westminster system ran provincial election defeating conservative comfortable margin electoral district senator serve long minister member having received word appointed senate resigned cabinet march exactly months appointment legislature march formally began term senator day time short sign rolls alberta legislature sworn senate chaired issue examined committee water pollution beginning march nearly year studied question view increasing mortality fever concluded words university_of_michigan country required form legislation manage problem loss form body chair committee attended october federal provincial conference ottawa called attempt coordinate canadian jurisdictions responses water pollution recommending provincial governments use constitutional authority health municipal government prevent water pollution municipal sewage systems advised federal government use authority waterways prohibit dumping waste supplied draft bill parliament consideration time colleague similar measure senate ottawa resident disturbed effect city water supply dumping waste upstream quebec quoted extensively report committee bill came debate floor senate committee report supportive bill actually law professor comments assured bill defeat remained senator death alberta mount located wilderness park named honour electoral record
Leverett George DeVeber