Albert Earl Draper was a politician in Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Canada

Canada

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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

 as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...

 from 1955 to 1958.

Draper was a farmer in Elgin, Manitoba

Elgin, Manitoba

Elgin is a community in the Rural Municipality of Whitewater in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located in southwestern Manitoba.-Major attractions:...

. He served from 1915 to 1918 in France

France

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 during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

, and achieved the rank of Sgt. Major. His older son, Clarence Oscar Draper, was killed in action during World War II

World War II

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Draper was elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election

By-election

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 held on June 27, 1955, defeating Liberal-Progressive

Manitoba Liberal Party

The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. Its roots can be traced to the late nineteenth-century, following the province's creation in 1870.-Origins and early development :...

 candidate Robert E. Moffat by almost 700 votes in the constituency of Deloraine-Glenwood. He did not seek re-election in the 1958 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1958

Manitoba's general election of June 16, 1958 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This election was the first to be held in Manitoba after a comprehensive electoral redistribution in 1956...

, in which the Progressive Conservatives won a minority government

Minority government

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