Alexander Cameron Rutherford

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Alexander Cameron Rutherford (February 2 1857 – June 11 1941) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the first Premier of Alberta from 1905 to 1910. Born in Ormond Ontario he studied and practised law in Ottawa before moving with his family to the Northwest Territories in 1895. Here he began his political career winning in his third attempt a seat in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.

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active years end date

1905-09-01, 1910-05-26, 1910-06-01, 1913-04-17

active years start date

1902-05-21, 1905-09-02, 1905-09-09, 1905-11-09, 1909-11-01

alma mater

McGill University

birth date

1857-02-02

birth place

Ontario, North Dundas Ontario, Osgoode Township Ontario

death date

1941-06-11

death place

Alberta, Edmonton

monarch

Edward VII, George V

office

Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for Strathcona, Alberta Minister of Education, Alberta Minister of Railways, Alberta Provincial Treasurer, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Strathcona

order in office

1st Premier of Alberta

party

Alberta Liberal Party

religion

Baptists

successor

Charles Richmond Mitchell, Arthur Sifton