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♂ George H. Van Allen
aliasGeorge H. Van Allen
Record
62737 · 8323

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 1 0 1
Birth 22 June 1890 → 133 years + 10 months ago
Lived 46 years + 11 months
First mandate 22 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 2 months
Death 15 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Alberta 1 9 23 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
13 documented challengers
⊖ William A. Atkinson  m 
⊖ David M. Duggan  m 
⊖ William S. Hall  m 
⊖ Frederick C. Jamieson  m 
⊖ Jan Lakeman  m 
⊖ Walter Morrish  m 
⊖ C. Gerald O'Connor  m 
 		 ⊖ Samuel A.G. Barnes  m 
⊖ John W. Findlay  m 
⊖ William R. Howson  m 
⊖ Orvis A. Kennedy  m 
⊖ John F. Lymburn  m 
⊖ David B. Mullen  m 
 
Eligible: 49,212 Votes: 38,052 Participation: 77.32% Candidacies: 27
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Single trans. vote (6)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27792(F) — 13 Jan 2024 13:43 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
LIB
 3/27 1,255 3.37% -1,563 Loser:
SC
 2,818 7.56% William S. Hall
After his election:
15 Jun 1937 46
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 9 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,212 Votes: 31,099 Participation: 63.19% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
8		 Alberta
7 October 1937
By-Election
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27835(F) — 6 Mar 2022 12:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
46		 Successor:
LIB
 17,788 57.20% Edward L. Gray

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
George H. Van Allen, KC		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Van Allen		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Sep 2023 17:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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