Romeo B. Lamothe (October 2, 1914 - November 23, 1991) was a teacher, military man, and provincial politician from

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. He served in the

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from 1942 to 1945, seeing action in

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. Lamothe served as a member of the

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from 1961 to 1971 sitting with the

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caucus under Premiers E C Manning and Harry Strom. He did not seek re-election in 1971 .

Early life

Lamothe was born on October 2, 1914, in the hamlet of St. Edouard,

. He took his post secondary education at St. John College and Camrose Normal School and became a teacher. Lamothe joined the

in 1942 and saw action in

. His career in the Air Force ended in 1945.

Political career

Lamothe ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on November 27, 1961, as the Social Credit candidate in the electoral district of

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. He won the race easily with a landslide majority to hold the seat for his party. Lamothe ran for a second term in the

1963 Alberta general election The 1963 Alberta general election was held on June 17, 1963, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C. Manning, won its eighth consecutive term in government, winning roughly the same nu ...

. His popular vote decreased but he still won a comfortable plurality to hold the district. Lamothe ran his third term in office in the

1967 Alberta general election The 1967 Alberta general election was held on May 23, 1967, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to the 16th Alberta Legislature. The election was called after the 15th Alberta Legislature was prorogued on April 11, 1967, an ...

. He held his seat in a hotly contested race against Vic Justik for the second election in a row. Justik ran as a Coalition candidate being nominated by both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives. Lamothe retired from the assembly at dissolution in 1971.

Late life

After leaving public office, Lamothe donated the documents from his political career to the Alberta Provincial Archives in 1973. Lamothe died on November 23, 1991.

References

External links

Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamothe, Romeo 1914 births 1991 deaths Alberta Social Credit Party MLAs Canadian military personnel of World War II Franco-Albertan people 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta