Alphonse Peter Weber

Alphonse Peter Weber (1904 – 1 October 1963) was a Canadian politician from the province of Saskatchewan who represented the constituency of Meadow Lake from 1956–1960.^[1]

Alphonse Peter Weber
MLA for Meadow Lake
In office 14 February 1957 – 4 May 1960
Preceded by	Hugh Clifford Dunfield
Succeeded by	Martin Semchuk
Personal details
Born	1904 St. Leo, Minnesota
Died	1 October 1963 Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Political party	Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan

Personal life

Weber was born in St. Leo, Minnesota, United States.^[2] Weber was educated at Muenster in Saskatchewan and lived at Meadow Lake from 1942. He worked as an elevator agent. He was also a member of the local Rotary Club and a member of the Knights of Columbus.^[1]

Political career

Weber was elected and served on the Town Council of Meadow Lake for six years, four of which as Mayor.^[1] Weber represented Meadow Lake on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a member of the Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan. He defeated the incumbent Liberal Hugh Clifford Dunfield.^[3]

Death

Weber died in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan.^[2]

Electoral record

1956 Saskatchewan General Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Social Credit	Alphonse Peter Weber	2,425	45.22
	Liberal	Hugh Clifford Dunfield	1,501	27.99
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Frank G. Warick	1,437	26.79
Total valid votes			5,363
	Social Credit gain
Source: Saskatchewan Archives Board [3]

References

1. "Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Sixth Session - Fourteenth Legislature" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. February 7, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
2. "Alphonse Peter Weber". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
3. "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-03-27.