Robert Milton McCool

Robert Milton McCool (August 30, 1893 – June 22, 1988) was a Canadian provincial level politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the electoral district of Cochrane from 1926 to 1935.^[1]

Robert Milton McCool
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office June 28, 1926 – August 22, 1935
Preceded by	Alexander Moore
Succeeded by	William King
Constituency	Cochrane
Personal details
Born	August 30, 1893 Pilot Mound, Manitoba
Died	June 22, 1988(1988-06-22) (aged 94) Alberta, Canada
Political party	United Farmers
Spouse	Irene Phillips
Occupation	farmer and agent

Early life

Robert Milton McCool was born on August 30, 1893, at Pilot Mound, Manitoba, to James McCool and Catherine Lavina McCool (née McGee).^[2] He was educated at Crossfield, Alberta and married Irene Phillips on August 2, 1924.^[2]

Political career

McCool ran a seat in the Alberta Legislature in 1926 Alberta general election. He won a hotly contested three-way race that saw him elected on the second count in the Cochrane electoral district to hold the seat for the governing United Farmers of Alberta.^[3]

The following election in 1930, McCool would run against Liberal candidate William Laut for the second time in a straight fight for the district. He would be re-elected by a margin of 12 votes.^[4] Laut would get defeated running for a third term in office in the 1935 Alberta general election by Social Credit candidate William King.^[5]

After his defeat, McCool retired from public service and in 1953 became the manager of the first UFA Cooperative Farm Supply Store in Calgary. He died on June 22, 1988.^[6][7]

References

1. Mardon, Austin Albert (2010). Alberta's Political Pioneers: A Biographical Account of the United Farmers of Alberta. ISBN 9781897472125.
2. Normandin, A. L., ed. (1935). "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd.: 374. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
3. "Cochrane results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
4. "Cochrane results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
5. "Cochrane results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
6. Carter, David J. (February 17, 1989). "Prayers" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 1.
7. "Robert Milton McCool". United Farmers Historical Society Archives. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

External links

• Robert Milton McCool – Legislative Assembly of Alberta Member Profile
• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing