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♂ John E. Brownlee
aliasJohn E. Brownlee
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 3 1 4
Birth 27 August 1883 → 140 years + 8 months ago
Lived 77 years + 10 months
First mandate 9 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 3 months
Death 15 July 1961 → 62 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 10 months after 21 August 1935
Special notes
None
 
John E. Brownlee (1883–1961)
© Photo c.1930 A.L. Hess — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
The political career of the fifth premier of Alberta was destroyed not only by the Great Depression of the 1930s, but also by a sex scandal. Brownlee was sued for the seduction of Vivian MacMillan, which he denied completely, claiming that the lawsuit was the result of a conspiracy between MacMillan, her fiancé, and his opponents in the Liberal Party. The jury at the sensational and well-publicized trial that resulted found in MacMillan's favour. The presiding judge overruled the jury's findings, but MacMillan won again on appeal. Brownlee resigned as premier on July 10, 1934.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 13 8 9 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. AB 5–7
UFA
 1 Party leader 42–50 23 Nov 1925 — 09 Jul 1934 8 7 16
2. AB 5–7
UFA
 1 Premier 42–50 23 Nov 1925 — 09 Jul 1934 8 7 16

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Edith B. Rogers  f 
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Alberta
9 December 1921
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27657(F) — 29 Oct 2022 09:55 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
UFA
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,207 Votes: 2,157 Participation: 67.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27699(F) — 5 Mar 2022 21:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
42
UFA
 1/3 1,357 62.91% +904 Loser:
LIB
 453 21.00% M. Crandall

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27753(F) — 6 Mar 2022 08:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
UFA
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,559 Votes: 3,950 Participation: 86.64% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27813(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:45 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
UFA
 2/3 879 22.71% -1,416 Winner:
SC
 2,295 59.30% Edith B. Rogers

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
John E. Brownlee, KC		 29 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Edward Brownlee		 29 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
John Edward Brownlee		 29 Jan 2024

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