William Lampley

William Jerome Lampley (November 9, 1876 – January 7, 1944) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus.

For the 16th-century martyr, see William Lampley (martyr).
William Jerome Lampley
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
August 22, 1935 – March 21, 1940
Preceded byWilliam Bailey
Succeeded byEld Martin
ConstituencyPeace River
Personal details
Born(1876-11-09)November 9, 1876
Burny, Tennessee[1]
DiedJanuary 7, 1944(1944-01-07) (aged 67)[2]
Peace River, Alberta
Political partySocial Credit
Occupationpolitician

Political career

Lampley ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1935 Alberta general election as the Social Credit candidate for the Peace River provincial electoral district. He won a hotly contested race on the third count over four other candidates including incumbent William Bailey who finished third.[3]

Lampley ran for a second term in the 1940 Alberta general election. He contested a straight fight against Independent candidate Eld Martin. Lampley was defeated by just 139 votes.[4]

References
  2. "W.J. Lampley Died Suddenly Last Friday". Peace River Gazette. January 14, 1944. p. 1.
  3. "Peace River Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
  4. "Peace River Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved March 10, 2010.


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