Bryce Coleman Stringam (February 8, 1920 – June 2, 2000) was a politician and author from

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1955 to 1959 as an independent.

Early life

Stringam's father,

George Stringam George Lewis Stringam (May 21, 1876 – July 4, 1959) was a provincial politician and cattle rancher from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in g ...

, was a member of the Alberta legislature. Stringam graduated from

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with a degree in

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in 1937 and became a cattle rancher. He married Mary Morgan and fathered seven children.

Political career

Stringam first ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in the 1955 general election. Running as an independent in the electoral district of

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, he defeated incumbent

Wilson Cain Wilson Edwin Cain (April 12, 1887 – June 26, 1969) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the provinc ...

. Stringam ran for a second term in office in the 1959 general election and was defeated by Social Credit candidate

William Delday William Delday (July 25, 1913 – December 11, 1979) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1967 as a member of the Social Credit caucus in government. Political career Delday first ...

in a two-way race.

Late life

After his defeat, Stringam published a book titled ''The History of the Eastern Irrigation District: 25th Anniversary in 1960.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stringam, Bryce 1920 births 2000 deaths Independent Alberta MLAs People from Cardston